Below you will find example sentences with "close friendship". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Close Friendship in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: friendship
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.8 words

Words in this phrase

close friendship

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • close can mean: To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. Common word
  • friendship can mean: The condition of being friends. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a close friendship blooms into 1× a very close friendship though it 1× enjoys a close friendship with many 1× enjoys a close friendship with rob 1× farage s close friendship with mr 1× finally a close friendship blooms between 1× form a close friendship with anakin 1× formed a close friendship with stanley 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a close friendship 1× after five years 1× ahsoka tano reunites 1× antony enjoys a 1× dallmann met short 1× finally a close 1×

Common sentence endings:

a close friendship 2× and mutual respect 1× corrie co stars 1× deck sailing yacht 1× for the ages 1× minister boris johnson 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

two 4× mutual 3× wars 3× series 3× ideal 2× male 2× clone 2× long 2× show 2× respect 2× enjoys 2× blooms 2×

Related phrases

close ally close contact close relatives close ties

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

close contact close ally clone wars clock tower clock speeds cllr ian

Just after it in the phrase index:

close relatives close ties closed doors closed session closely followed closely related

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

close ally close contact close relatives close ties

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "close friendship" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a close friendship blooms into, a very close friendship though it, two, mutual and wars stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with close ally, close contact and close relatives, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with close friendship

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Antony enjoys a close friendship with many of his Corrie co-stars. (12 words)

Significantly, Smith and Baker-Barnes share a close friendship and mutual respect. (12 words)

After five years of such a close friendship, you must have some mutual friends. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Pete's involvement in the BBC show shocked viewers given his close friendship with Zara McDermott, who was physically and verbally abused by her professional dance partner Graziano Di Prima on last year's series. (35 words)

And while a close friendship never materialized from those pre-draft workouts in 2007, that week marked the beginning of an unspoken mutual respect that’s only grown stronger over time. (31 words)

Toffolo won I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2017, and during the series formed a close friendship with Stanley Johnson, father of former prime minister Boris Johnson. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Ideal friendship and Ideal of male education One of the key motives of Foglar's novels is the tension between the loneliness and close friendship between young male heroes.

According to The Crown, Mohamed and Sydney had a very close friendship, though it's not known if their real relationship was as close as shown on TV.

After five years of such a close friendship, you must have some mutual friends.

Ahsoka Tano reunites and leads the 501st in a heartfelt Star Wars cosplay, highlighting their close friendship and shared experiences during the Clone Wars.

Dallmann met short tracker Jenning de Boe (selected by the Reggeborgh long track team) and this connection led to a close friendship.

Lucy now has a close friendship with mogul Simon Cowell, and says she 'absolutely' believes he has taken her concerns on board if the show was ever to come back.

According to the Khabarovsk Territory governor, the leaders of the two countries have developed close friendship, which is the foundation for the development of bilateral cooperation.

And while a close friendship never materialized from those pre-draft workouts in 2007, that week marked the beginning of an unspoken mutual respect that’s only grown stronger over time.

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Antony enjoys a close friendship with many of his Corrie co-stars.

Finally a close friendship blooms between them, and they both like having a friend of the opposite sex.

It had been a long time since Kay Scarpetta had more than a close friendship with Nobel Laureate and “ET Whisperer” Salvatore Giordano.

Meanwhile, jubilant Reform MPs have been demanding that Sir Keir uses Mr Farage's close friendship with Mr Trump.

Pete's involvement in the BBC show shocked viewers given his close friendship with Zara McDermott, who was physically and verbally abused by her professional dance partner Graziano Di Prima on last year's series.

Rylan enjoys a close friendship with Rob Rinder as the two front a series of successful travel shows.

Significantly, Smith and Baker-Barnes share a close friendship and mutual respect.

Then again, he does have a close friendship with Captain Glenn Shephard, so maybe Joao will pop up on Below Deck Sailing Yacht.

Toffolo won I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2017, and during the series formed a close friendship with Stanley Johnson, father of former prime minister Boris Johnson.

Training under Ki-Adi-Mundi, A'Sharad Hett was a Jedi Knight and general during the Clone Wars, where he would form a close friendship with Anakin Skywalker.

Viewers watched as Danny gravitate towards Barry McGuigan with the two men striking up a close friendship.

A close friendship blooms into attraction, and the two share a searing romance for the ages.

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