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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The Phillies own part of their NBC Sports affiliate, and the Giants also own part of theirs.
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Chad Jennings, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The leaders of Saudi Arabia were upset about that because the previous president—Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi—was a close ally of theirs.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2025
Mamie’s father Jess Clements, her brother Blake, and a hunting partner of theirs named Miller drove the grub wagon with food and outfit as the two girls followed on horseback.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
This scandal emerged after two oil tycoons bribed then-Interior Secretary Albert Fall, a friend of theirs, to secure contracts to drill on federal land at Teapot Dome, Wyoming.
Daugherty, although aware of this improper activity, refused to have the Department of Justice investigate.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
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Chad Jennings, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The leaders of Saudi Arabia were upset about that because the previous president—Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi—was a close ally of theirs.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2025
Mamie’s father Jess Clements, her brother Blake, and a hunting partner of theirs named Miller drove the grub wagon with food and outfit as the two girls followed on horseback.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
This scandal emerged after two oil tycoons bribed then-Interior Secretary Albert Fall, a friend of theirs, to secure contracts to drill on federal land at Teapot Dome, Wyoming.
Daugherty, although aware of this improper activity, refused to have the Department of Justice investigate.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
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 9 Apr. 2025.
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