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

Kate Roberts secretly arranged to dig up dirt on her rival and Sheryl's old friend, Jordan Ridgeway. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 July 2026

The staff, some of whom live locally and have worked here for more than 20 years, treat you like an old friend and are genuinely focused on helping guests. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

Given that Facebook wasn’t around in 1997, becoming a world famous rock star and naming a song after someone sounds like one of the better ways to find an old friend at the time. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 3 July 2026

Even old friend Frank Ntiliklina, from the Class of Phil Jackson, was still around to play 23 minutes. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

Rhymes for old friend

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