of theirs

idiom

: that which belongs to or is connected with them : their one : their ones
She is a friend of theirs.

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Interrupting Jewish performers had been a tactic of theirs since the 1920s, and two months earlier, the Stormtroopers’ cultural office had issued a diktat to its members warning them about certain theaters. Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024 At one point, a friend of theirs was reportedly napping on their couch. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024 Data centers resemble windowless warehouses, and Microsoft, a major operator of the facilities, says each of theirs can employ as many as 50 people. Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024 One such strategy of theirs, as an officer explained to Lea's mother in footage played on the HBO television show, was to conduct traffic stops. Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for of theirs 

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“Of theirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20theirs. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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