befriend

Example Sentences

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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

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

In target dorms on campus, we hung posters that presented accurate data about the percent of undergraduates who wanted to help and befriend others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Don’t befriend or feed strays in your neighborhood that could be carriers of the infected fleas.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Or maybe he was a secret government operative whose mission was to befriend me and discover what I knew about the sluggers.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson