Sentence examples similar to we were once friends from inspiring English sources

The two men were once friends, secretly studying Hebrew in Moscow.

Jamal!" as if to remind him that, in a weird way, they were once friends.

Mr. Perelman and Mr. Gagosian were once friends, dining, traveling and even opening a restaurant together.

The two men were once friends, but lately have turned publicly antagonistic.

Guineans who were once friends no longer talk to each other, simply because they are from different ethnic groups.

They remembered the years before the civil war began, when minor slights among people who were once friends were whipped into serious grievances by nationalists on both sides.

The two candidates were once friends, with one crediting the other for bringing him into Republican Party leadership.

Ms. Pelez and Ms. Hynds had known each other since junior high school, and were once friends, Marina said.

The move escalates tensions between the two companies, which were once friends in the battle against Facebook but have now become direct competitors.

Although the two were once friends, the office manager told colleagues not to touch the food Ms. Flowers brought to an office gathering.

It seems unlikely Facebook's algorithms are discerning enough to determine which contacts are friends, were once friends or have always only ever been passing/fleeting acquaintances and therefore have zero claim to be custodians of your personal data.