How to Use best friend in a Sentence

best friend

noun
  • Like, this is your best friend.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Her best friend was a black belt.
    — Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Some of my best friends are stylists.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
  • One of my best friends is a guy.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Not her best best friend, mind you.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • And that's my friend, my best friend.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe go home with your new best friend.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
  • His best friend bled out in front of him.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • Booher lost his best friend in the tragedy.
    — Paul Burton, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • My best friend was there, and her kids came.
    — Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The truth is that these two guys are best friends.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Steve calls Dustin his best friend.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Which girl was Ananya’s best friend?
    — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • Who wants their best friend to tell them what to do?
    — Natalie Escobar, NPR, 12 May 2026
  • Lou Reed was one of my best friends.
    — Todd Gilchrist, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
  • These kids would be my best friends for the next four days.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Jake’s wife, Sandy, is one of my best friends.
    — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The two have been best friends ever since.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 May 2026
  • Her best friend is married to her boyfriend.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • Me and ole Tito’s, best friends for a long time.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Light is an orange tree's best friend.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Your shelves feature your best friends at the top.
    — Rebecca Fearn, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
  • My stepchildren are my best friends.
    — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • Smoothie lovers, meet your new best friend.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Her best friend from high school came the other day.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • So what does life without her best friend look like?
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Jay is my best friend, like, this isn’t what you guys think this is.
    — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 June 2026
  • Samari has been her best friend for nearly two decades.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
  • One of her best friends was Fran Lebowitz.
    — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • When breaking down tasks, a timer can be your best friend.
    — Laura E. Knouse, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026

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