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

Juliet also has a run-in with her old friend Caroline Stanbury, the former Lady of London and Real Housewife of Dubai, who desperately needs to return to American-English reality television. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Instead, his warm welcome into Starfleet came from an old friend. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

Nicholas Galitzine plays Adam / He-Man and Camila Mendes plays his old friend, Teela, who helps him on his quest to save Eternia from the evil Skeletor. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

In December 2023, at the urging of an old friend, Lenhard took up pickleball at Carlsbad’s Poinsettia Park. — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for old friend

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