befriend

Example Sentences

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As an adult I acquired a different doppelgänger, not a famous actor but a fellow opinion journalist whom I happened to befriend after moving to New York in the mid-1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

A child growing up on a farm surrounded by animals would naturally befriend some of them.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin