bon ami
noun
a good friend.
bons amis
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pluralof bon ami.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He turned to them at one point with the confident query: “Toujours bons amis, n’est ce pas?”
From The King's Pilgrimage by Sir Frank Fox
They had not met since the beginning of the Revolution, and, having been of very different parties, it was curious and pleasant to see them now, in their mutual misfortunes, meet en bons amis.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Fanny Burney
St. Catherine replied gently that He would Himself care for these bons amis, and even promised that "before the St. Martin" relief would come.
From Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
On the 7th of January, the answer of the Archduke arrived, in which he calls the States, 'très chers et bons amis.'
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII by Jared Sparks
