befriend

Example Sentences

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He also suggested that library security befriend and train nearby retailers to report any suspicious activity, especially involving art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

After Alani regains her composure, they reenter and quickly befriend Wood, who plays an exaggerated, borderline agoraphobic version of himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

One method, Friend A recalls, was simple: Agnes would befriend someone who offered to buy her a drink, then quietly ask the bartender to skip the drink and hand her the cash instead.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 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

I imagine Izzi, small and frightened yet determined to befriend me though she knew well what the cost could be.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir