friends in high places
noun phrase
: people a person knows who have social or political influence or power
She got the job because she has friends in high places.
Examples of friends in high places in a Sentence
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The problem was Schlossberg wasn’t the only one with name recognition and friends in high places.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Reiter knew that Epstein had a lot of friends in high places.
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Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Crypto’s richest mogul has ridden a rebound in Binance’s valuation—and friends in high places—to his highest net worth ever.
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Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
10 Mar. 2026
The industry has friends in high places.
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Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
12 Jan. 2026
Luai already has some very famous friends Luai has friends in high places.
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Emy Lacroix,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
The hidden hand of Koch No surprise, then, that the plaintiff-fishermen’s appeal was accompanied by friends in high places, most notably billionaire Charles Koch, whose anti-regulatory zeal is well-known.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2024
Yet while cultivating friends in high places and capitalizing on his personal legend, Jobs doesn’t view political action as strategic to Apple’s business or to its capacity for innovation.
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IEEE Spectrum,
15 Dec. 2010
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Reiter knew that Epstein had a lot of friends in high places.
—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Crypto’s richest mogul has ridden a rebound in Binance’s valuation—and friends in high places—to his highest net worth ever.
—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
10 Mar. 2026
The industry has friends in high places.
—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
12 Jan. 2026
Luai already has some very famous friends Luai has friends in high places.
—
Emy Lacroix,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
The hidden hand of Koch No surprise, then, that the plaintiff-fishermen’s appeal was accompanied by friends in high places, most notably billionaire Charles Koch, whose anti-regulatory zeal is well-known.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2024
Yet while cultivating friends in high places and capitalizing on his personal legend, Jobs doesn’t view political action as strategic to Apple’s business or to its capacity for innovation.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Dec. 2010
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