Sentence examples for a close friend of from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a close friend of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a close, intimate friend of yours. Example: My best friend, a close friend of mine, just moved away.

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"She was a close friend of Truffaut".

The New Yorker

He was a close friend of Harold Ross.

The New Yorker

Mr. Raymond was a close friend of Dick Cheney's.

The New York Times - Books

Mr Poe is a close friend of Mr Estrada.

The Economist

He was a close friend of the novelist Gustave Flaubert.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Gen. Colin Powell was a close friend of the family's.

The New York Times

She's a close friend of mine, the director said.

The New Yorker

This happened to a close friend of ours; she's Bosnian.

The New York Times

"Your father was a close friend of mine".

The New Yorker

Similar(2)

He is a close friend of Mr Carswell.

BBC

"Regis has been a close friend of the show and a close friend of mine for years and it'll be a blast having him on the team".

Huffington Post

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