How to Use befriend in a Sentence

befriend

verb
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  • He befriended the new student.
  • They have been befriended by a goodhearted local man, Wil Parish.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 5 June 2018
  • Son, here's a crash course to make this transition easier: Start by befriending the owner.
    — Mac Engel, star-telegram, 21 June 2018
  • Jankowski, who befriended the actress in her later years, told Fox News her estate approved the book and her sons are aware of it.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 7 June 2018
  • Late in life, Cooper befriended the younger Miklos and became a father figure to the diver.
    — Kathryn Miles, Outside Online, 21 June 2018
  • Kean said, urging Christie to befriend the Senate president, Steve Sweeney.
    — Andrew Seidman, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
  • The Angel herself! and a goat whose attempts to befriend Nathan Lane resulted in the night’s biggest burn.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 11 June 2018
  • That was the year Ripken befriended a young outfielder named Brady Anderson, who would play alongside him for the 14 seasons and remains a close friend.
    — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2018
  • These agents could try to befriend them and gain their trust.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes, 15 July 2022
  • My peers weren’t trying to befriend me or be kind to me.
    — J. Nailah Avery, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2021
  • The book ends when two children befriend a new kid at school named Omad.
    — Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Men crawl in their skin, nest in salt, and befriend darkness.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2019
  • My husband would want to befriend someone and take the time needed to be with him.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2019
  • Here are four tips on how to befriend the discomfort of taking a risk.
    — Yec, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • Julie befriended a woman who was homeless, then spent the night with her in the West Side Boat Basin.
    — Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024
  • Akers says the first scout leader to befriend and abuse him never did.
    — Tim Prudente, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The best way to keep an eye on your father might be to befriend his wife, as much as possible.
    — Ask Amy, al, 25 May 2019
  • The white girl who befriended her, Paula White Adams, sat a table away at the sports bar, rooting on Gauff.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 6 July 2019
  • Potts befriended the teenage boys, ages 14 and 15 at the time, and invited them to stay overnight at his apartment to play video games.
    — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2019
  • It’s full of quests to complete, monsters to kill, and best of all, other players to befriend.
    — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2019
  • So, bots befriend bots and then, voilà, the bot achieves general appeal.
    — Shiran Weitzman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The boy soon befriends his landlord, nicknamed Old Fox.
    — Sara Merican, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Even before Musk befriended Trump, SpaceX had been on quite a run.
    — Andrea Murphy, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Seek out and befriend younger people besides your own age-mates.
    — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Mice and chimps seem to have the scent smarts to know immediately who to befriend and who to rebuff.
    — Sasha Warren, Scientific American, 24 June 2022
  • Many residents love to fish, and those who don’t make sure to befriend someone who does.
    — Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2021
  • Lisa died before anyone in our grade who was brave enough could befriend her.
    — Sarah Paley, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The treatment works and she is befriended by Shell founder Zoe (Kate Hudson).
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law as a quick-witted space pirate who has mastered the all-powerful force and befriends a group of children trying to find their way home after getting lost in the galaxy.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The story of a normal guy played by Ben Stiller (who also directed) who befriends a very abnormal guy is a classic for those who like their humor with a little bit of danger.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025

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