old friend

noun

: a person who has been one's friend for a long time

An old friend came to visit.

Examples of old friend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That Scott took an interest in her old friend’s mission to help economically disadvantaged students finance school is unsurprising. —James Pollard, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025

In addition to feeling cheated out of an occasion to make more music with their old friend, Harrison also mourned the fact that Lennon never got the chance to reclaim his Beatle memories the way the others eventually did. —Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025

Monica invites to dinner an old friend from high school, Will, who was an even bigger dork than Ross back in the day. —Brian Boone, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025

And an endearing, heart-on-his-sleeve Luke Harvey Jacobs arrives late in the second act as Jeff, another old friend whose visit was delayed by a breakup with his boyfriend and a car accident. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for old friend

• amend
• append
• ascend
• attend
• backend
• befriend
• boyfriend
• commend
• compend
• contend
• defend
• depend