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Loyal: meaning and example

adjective · In the sense illustrated below

Reliable in your support for someone or something.

Example sentence

“A loyal friend kept in touch throughout the long move.”

An illustrative sentence written for Ikigain.

Putting it into words

In a compliment

“You have been a loyal friend through a year when I was not always easy to reach.”

This example illustrates a positive sense or context. The same word can have other meanings; choose it for what you actually want to say.

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