of theirs

idiom

: that which belongs to or is connected with them : their one : their ones
She is a friend of theirs.

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At one point, a friend of theirs was reportedly napping on their couch. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 July 2025 Today, the priests are on the road to canonization, and an associate of theirs, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, is one of Bukele’s most outspoken critics. Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025 The tariff threats have fueled a wave of investment announcements by pharma companies, though many say domestic manufacturing has been a priority of theirs for years. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 What happened in the first of those 12 hours that led the jury to send a note to the judge, suggesting that this peer of theirs needed a talking-to from Judge Subramanian? Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for of theirs

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“Of theirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20theirs. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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