Examples of befriend in a Sentence
He befriended the new student.
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Ashman was one of those people — befriending the two-time Oscar winner nearly 30 years ago after the two ended up sitting next to each other at a community arts meeting.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Stern himself found some interesting people at the facility, befriending Beat icons Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon, who were also interned there.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Mar. 2025
Rizzo, the wannabe pimp who befriends the naïve stud known as Joe Buck (played by Jon Voight).
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
There he is befriended by Tommy, a seeming pillar of the community.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Stern himself found some interesting people at the facility, befriending Beat icons Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon, who were also interned there.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Mar. 2025
Rizzo, the wannabe pimp who befriends the naïve stud known as Joe Buck (played by Jon Voight).
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
There he is befriended by Tommy, a seeming pillar of the community.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befriend. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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befriend
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be·friend
bi-ˈfrend 
: to become or act as a friend to
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