She was greeted like an old friend of the house.

Smiling and showing her false teeth, she greeted him like an old friend.

But many people, particularly older men and women across the racial spectrum, greeted him like a long-lost friend, even a star.

The sausage man greeted me like an old friend when I pushed through the door of the wine store and bar.

The rich odor of cooking soup greeted him like a friend from home.

Inside, the receptionist greeted her like an old friend.

She arrived moments before Linda and, falling back on her established persona, greeted the woman like an old friend.

I've been staying there for 30 years; everyone knows me and I'm greeted like a long-lost friend.

And certainly the callers on Sept. 11 greeted her like a friend.

I drove her to Naomi's, where she was greeted like an old friend.