old friend

noun

: a person who has been one's friend for a long time
An old friend came to visit.

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By the mid-2000s, Sara and her old friend, Buys, were not especially close — in part because of Easton. Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025 But, boy, awards season voters love it, even if, as my old friend Gustavo Arellano notes in a column, many Mexicans don’t. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 In 2018, several members were elected to City Council in Bethlehem, and Susan Wild, the city solicitor in nearby Allentown and old friend of Ms. Morganelli’s, was elected to Congress with the group’s support. Charles Homans, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 Matthew McConaughey is campaigning for his old friend! Raven Brunner, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for old friend 

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“Old friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20friend. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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