Example Sentences
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Under California civil code, if this man has lived in your friend’s with her permission and pays no rent, he may still be considered a lodger or “tenant at will,” which gives him legal protections.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Concern grew when she did not go to a friend's house to watch a virtual Sunday church service the next morning.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
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
In West Berlin, Harry Seidel lay awake for several nights after his friend’s death.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
