How to Use of mine in a Sentence

of mine

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  • But, this daughter of mine put a bag of the cat treats right next to the Dot's.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 June 2024
  • But that got picked up and it’s framed like this is a beef of mine.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • And that was a dream of mine for a very long time that just didn't come to fruition.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The mother of a friend of mine was taking him to lunch.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Oct. 2023
  • She's become a very close friend of mine, and that's it.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • At the moment, Star Trek Legacy is just a pie-in-the-sky wish of mine.
    Phil Pirrello, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2023
  • First of all, Jimi was a good friend of mine, rest his soul.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2023
  • As a mom of five kids, Melissa & Doug has been a beloved brand of mine for years.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Some colleagues of mine went back and forth, and the Freetown the Tree Town idea just came about.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Had a friend of mine that said a bale fell on him and hurt him pretty bad, though.
    Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
  • A lot of my scenes were with Kristen and Kristen is a hero of mine.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024
  • A week ago, Sam Rockwell, who’s a friend of mine, and Leslie, his partner, came to see the show.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2023
  • Friends of mine put their two children on the title of their house some time ago.
    Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Penn Jillette was a good friend and has since become of mine.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
  • It’s written by a young writer based on an idea of mine.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2023
  • That song was written by a friend of mine, Dianne Reeves.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Dear Miss Manners: A friend of mine has been engaged for months.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Friends of mine have invited us over there a long time.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • And David Schweikert, good friend of mine, had the office next to me in Congress had heard about it.
    Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • That was the main concern of mine, being at practice and hearing about the news.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Because it’s always been a dream of mine to win a Grammy.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
  • About five or six years later, a friend of mine was at Prager’s office.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2023
  • One day, a few friends of mine who were hunters brought eight porcupines with them.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • That’s always been a dream of mine — to bring a little princess into this world.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
  • To be tapped by Reese and Jen and to be acting with Billy [Crudup] — these are heroes of mine.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 June 2024
  • He’s been a friend of mine for years and has the most amazing collection of vintage tees.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 29 June 2024
  • Dear Lizzy, Early on in the pandemic, a good friend of mine moved to Alaska.
    oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2023
  • It's since made its way to the top of another list of mine—my ranking of favorite cities.
    Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The day after the surgery, a friend of mine—who is also one of Amir’s nurses—picked me up for an 11am appointment to take my bandages off and see how things were healing.
    Jenny Bailly, Allure, 16 July 2024
  • And God definitely has given me a great opportunity to have this gift of mine and also have my platform to spread my joy and love of the game on and off the field.
    Adam England, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024

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