befriend

Example Sentences

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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

Rock band Oasis, who Hatton adored and would later befriend, were building on Manchester's reputation as a capital of the music world.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 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

Reserved as he was, Foster found it easy to befriend the middle-school boy who dutifully slipped on rubber gloves to pick up jockstraps and jerseys.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025

They had conclaves three times a year and must befriend one another.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman