I am proud to count him among my friends.

Ro had always been slow to warm up to people, and those she counted among her friends were few.

Remember that I counted your uncle among my best friends.

He is reported to count among his friends the central bank governor and several lawmakers from the ruling party.

He has counted many astronauts and aquanauts among his personal friends.

Many of the journalists and clerics he counts among his friends are behind bars.

He counts senators, governors and corporate leaders among his friends.

But she liked creative people and counted them among her friends.

I admired him for so many years and was very proud to count myself among his close friends.

A liberal on social issues, he counted many conservative Republicans among his friends.