be friends with

Example Sentences

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Many fans discovered her via the track “new friends,” an honest and lighthearted bop about not wanting to be friends with an ex.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

We don’t have to be friends with everyone.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025

“It’s not like that at all. Countries can disagree but life goes on. The United States wants to be friends with this country. How many of you have a teenage brother or sister?”

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez