adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
brother
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He could not understand the familiarity of the elderly stranger, who gazed at him with the pride of a long-lost brother .
cousin
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His long-lost cousin was a bit of a shock.
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Grow a long-lost cousin in Missouri, or something.
friend
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Later on, backstage, I am greeted with enthusiasm, as if I were a long-lost friend or something.
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But she was looking at me as if we were long-lost friends .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a long-lost uncle
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An ancient apple tree in the clearing has delicious, tart yellow apples of a long-lost variety.
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But Katrinka is sustained by her search for her long-lost son, and a wardrobe a Vegas showgirl could kill for.
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But to her surprise the patron and his very large, round-faced wife greeted him like a long-lost son.
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His long-lost cousin was a bit of a shock.
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I felt like Father Christmas as I entered the front door of the cottage to be welcomed like a long-lost son.
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Later on, backstage, I am greeted with enthusiasm, as if I were a long-lost friend or something.
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The bodies of successive generations transport them through time, so that a long-lost character may emerge in a distant descendant.
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The two girls decide instead to opt for a frantic search for their long-lost father.