be friends
Example Sentences
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And there’s adult blame when the kids fight or decide they don’t want to be friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
The court heard in bodyworn footage, the woman can be heard telling officers: "It was like jealousy, controlling of like who I can be friends with."
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
But later we got to be friends and have a beer together.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
“You can be friends with people in the government,” she says, “but you remember, and they remember, that the paper comes first.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
“I heard some girls talking. Apparently, Ruby wanted to go to Edie’s Halloween party. For reasons beyond human comprehension, she wants to be friends with that little brat.”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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