Example Sentences

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An old friend’s son joyfully joins the Catholic Church’s dwindling priesthood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

When expressing some version of these feelings to a new acquaintance I’d met at a friend’s joint Pride-birthday party a couple of years back, he asked if I’d ever been to Fire Island.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

He won a scholarship to Sheffield Grammar School before going to the University of Hull to read economics, following a friend's suggestion that it was an essential subject for any budding politician.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

We have plans to work in the morning, walk to the Korean spa for a scrub, then go to a friend’s improv show where Clayton will join us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Jonah yanked it out of his friend’s hands and stabbed a finger at one line of print.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix