How to Use old friend in a Sentence

old friend

noun
  • But an old friend wasn’t there.
    — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe reach out to an old friend?
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The staff greets you like an old friend.
    — Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Butts found his new home through an old friend.
    — Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • An old friend wants only to shake his hand.
    — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Ah yes, age gap discourse, my old friend.
    — Ana Osorno, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
  • One from an old friend worried about his job.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • His 15-year-old friend was among the injured.
    — April 16, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Call an old friend to catch up, or cruise social media.
    — Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Link up with an old friend, or get a bunch of the big dogs together.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Hello darkness, my old friend, and all that.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Welcome to the churning now, old friend!
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 17 Feb. 2026
  • So, hello zone defense, my old friend?
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Everyone's old friend at this point.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
  • But our meeting with Racha was like talking to an old friend.
    — Ericka Hart, refinery29.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • At the end of the day, sometimes an old friend and a bowl of ramen are as good as gold.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Ludacris, an old friend of Braun’s, was featured on the song.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
  • But the first slice felt like reuniting with an old friend—that red sauce alone was worth the wait.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
  • And that is when a former staff member reached out to an old friend, David.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Crawford, who died last year, phoned Vostrejs, an old friend.
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Also, Daniel Dae Kim is an old friend of mine.
    — Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The path back, as Lynn saw it, started with bringing his old friend on board.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Come here to chat with an old friend and stare at the countless trinkets lining the shelves.
    — Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
  • An old friend of his from high school and the parents of a friend were among the civilians who had been killed.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Klara soon senses that something is wrong and turns to her old friend, the sun, for guidance.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
  • Rick is on his vendetta, and despite a nice evening with an old friend, his plans for vengeance haven’t changed.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Craig instead takes his old friend Kory Keefer.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Les was excited for the chance to face his old friend Thursday.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The Houston Astros brought back an old friend.
    — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Annabeth embraces her old friend, while Thalia asks where Luke is.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

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