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

In a similar leap, Jimmy and Alice forgive and befriend Goldstein’s Louis, the man who crashed his car into Tia’s and killed her.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Ninety-five percent said they would help peers who were feeling down, and nearly 90% wanted to befriend students they didn’t know.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Mrs Payne told the jury that Miss Wandelt's contact - including trying to befriend her daughter on social media - left her "angry".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

There were no boys his age whom he could befriend in the camp.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown