be friends with

Example Sentences

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“I wanted to be friends with Tilly,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

I thought, “Oh, wow, I think I’m gonna be friends with this guy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

We don’t have to be friends with everyone.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025

"We need to have good relations with all. It means we shouldn't be friends with someone against another," he argues.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

Fuchsia might have been the only girl willing to be friends with me when I moved back to town in fifth grade, but she doesn’t always make it easy.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden