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

F1 driver Lando Norris says it's "tricky, but certainly not impossible" to be friends with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

And now, here’s Denny telling me that he thought I didn’t want to be friends with him, or anyone else for that matter.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila