supposed friend
Frequency: 4.81.5 per million words
used to express doubt that someone is a real friend
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Examples (20)
- He turned out to be only a supposed friend when I needed help most.
- I can't believe my supposed friend would betray me like that.
- Are you really my supposed friend if you spread rumors about me?
- He acted like a supposed friend, but he was only looking out for himself.
- She cut off her supposed friends after the betrayal.
- She thought she had a loyal ally, but it turned out to be a supposed friend.
- I used to trust that supposed friend, but now I know better.
- Don't trust him too much; he's just a supposed friend who might stab you in the back.
- Please stop acting like a supposed friend and be honest with me.
- The investigation revealed that the victim's supposed friend was the prime suspect.
- They called themselves my supposed friends, yet none showed up.
- It's a hard lesson to learn when a supposed friend turns out to be an enemy.
- In court, the witness—a supposed friend—refused to testify.
- She confided in her supposed friend, only to have her secrets spread around.
- Only a supposed friend would smile to your face and undercut you in meetings.
- He was known for his generosity, but behind closed doors, he was a supposed friend with ulterior motives.
- By the end of the year, his supposed friend had taken credit for his work.
- The community was shocked to discover the supposed friend was actually the one instigating the conflict.
- How many supposed friends have you lost since you set boundaries?
- Never underestimate the pain caused by a supposed friend who deceives you.