befriend

Example Sentences

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“They befriend you and say all the right things to get to you,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

As an adult I acquired a different doppelgänger, not a famous actor but a fellow opinion journalist whom I happened to befriend after moving to New York in the mid-1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Those we encounter and befriend shape us as much as our family does, an idea perfectly suited to linked stories like award-winning author Silber’s “Mercy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

This first brush with the family courts ended with a six-month supervision order, allowing a social worker to "advise, assist and befriend" the couple's baby.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

Though griffins are fierce, a handful of skilled wizards have been known to befriend one.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling