of theirs

phrase

: that which belongs to or is connected with them : their one : their ones
She is a friend of theirs.

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Some additional family members (also from out of town) came for a casual cookout and brought friends of theirs — informing, not asking, the other family members (not the hosts) only one day in advance. Judith Martin, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 Australia, Brazil, and Chile each send 25 to 40 percent of their total exports to China; Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mongolia, and the Republic of the Congo send 45 to 90 percent of theirs to China. Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 But a close childhood friend of theirs became very ill, and the family would go visit him in the local hospital. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026 Since the canoes were designed for men, according to Nease, the Wahine Makani women have redesigned features of theirs to steer with more precision and work for them. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for of theirs

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“Of theirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20theirs. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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