loyal friend

collocation in English

meaningsofloyalandfriend

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loyal
adjective
uk
/ˈlɔɪ.əl/us
/ˈlɔɪ.əl/
firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in ...
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friend
noun[C]
uk
/frend/us
/frend/
a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of ...
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(Definition ofloyalandfriendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofloyal friend

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However, being aloyalfrienddoes not mean being uncritical.
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But he was also a veryloyalfriend.
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I could not have had a better parliamentary neighbour or a moreloyalfriend.
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He is, after all, a veryloyalfriendto this country.
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He was a veryloyalfriend, a man of great common sense and essential decency.
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He is aloyalfriend, but he is a dangerous foe.
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I can only say that none of us could ever have known a nicer man or a moreloyalfriend.
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Devin is also a kind daughter and aloyalfriend.
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He is very caring and aloyalfriend.
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After his marriage, he became aloyalfriendand supporter.
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She is a fiercelyloyalfriend, confident and compassionate.
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He was popular and proved to be aloyalfriend.
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She is aloyalfriendand a very supportive confidante.
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Lopaka is a veryloyalfriend, to sea creatures and islanders alike.
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She is very caring and aloyalfriend, but she can be very aggressive and prideful.
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However, she is also an extremely caring andloyalfriendalthough she brings trouble with her.
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He's aloyalfriendwho lacks some of the social graces of the other groomsmen.
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He is a caring husband, a doting and loving father and aloyalfriend.
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Corine is invaluable to the princess, as both aloyalfriendand as an accomplice.
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He's known me since before my first album, and he's a great,loyalfriend.
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He has been described as a true family man,loyalfriend, leader and visionary.
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Pajamaman is aloyalfriend, a great listener, and cute as a button.
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He had a good sense of humor, and was aloyalfriendto his coworkers.
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Although he has a reputation of being rude, disgusting and inconsiderate, he is aloyalfriend.
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If she stands accused of anything, it is trying to provide secure accommodation for her son so that he can attend university, and being aloyalfriend.
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