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

Along with his old friend and team-mate Atherton, Hussain is the authority on English cricket. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Alice and her old friend Danny (Scoot McNairy, outstanding, like everyone else), who is still a New York cop, work through professional and personal tangles. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026

However, this trust begins to fade once Nelson is approached by an old friend, now a grade school teacher, who invites him to speak to her class about her experiences in war. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

Would aging be a lot grimmer without an old friend like this? — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for old friend

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