best friend
noun
plural best friends
1
: a person's closest and dearest friend
She's my best friend.
We have been best friends since high school.
2
: a person's most desirable or valuable possession or resource
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but gold is more affordable.—
William Giese
William GieseLycra-cotton leggings and tunic tops are the pregnant woman's best friend, sartorially speaking.—Anne Reeks
Anne ReeksWhen cops bang on the door, the toilet is a drug dealer's best friend.—Frederick Kaufman
Frederick KaufmanExamples of best friend in a Sentence
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Her lifelong best friend Mac (Kristoffer Polaha) also finds himself at the Opry and manages to also take the leap back in time on that very same pew.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
The film follows two best friends from South Central, down on their luck and desperate for more, who take a chance encounter as an invitation to trade their dead-end lives in Los Angeles for something new.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Levy started learning to play tenor sax during his sixth grade year at La Jolla Elementary School, in large part because one of his best friends had taken up the instrument.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
And by far Rome's best friend in the whole wide world.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
The film follows two best friends from South Central, down on their luck and desperate for more, who take a chance encounter as an invitation to trade their dead-end lives in Los Angeles for something new.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Levy started learning to play tenor sax during his sixth grade year at La Jolla Elementary School, in large part because one of his best friends had taken up the instrument.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
And by far Rome's best friend in the whole wide world.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Best friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best%20friend. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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