How to Use make friends in a Sentence

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  • That play time became the way to talk and make friends.
    Nate Atkins, IndyStar, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Who said animals have to be part of the same species to make friends!
    USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Want to make friends laugh with your costume this year?
    Rebecca Shinners, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Amy Schumer isn't here to make friends in her Netflix special.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • Perhaps one of the most natural places to make friends as an adult is at work.
    L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Miguel is more apt to make friends with an opponent than fight them.
    Maya Phillips, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • After the sun goes down, head to the communal lakeside fire pit to make friends and roast s'mores.
    Karen Ruffini, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
  • The idea came from Murthy’s own experience trying to make friends in her 20s.
    Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Just help out, talk to people, make friends and learn about the inner workings of a film festival as an event.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Anthony Richardson knows how to make friends with his hosts.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Aug. 2023
  • We were always seduced by the idea of returning, but our children started to make friends here, to have their lives in the U.S.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Don’t be shy about talking through her efforts to make friends and establish her life.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Zoom in: Check out some of San Diego's social running groups that are open to anyone looking to make friends while working up a sweat.
    Kate Murphy, Axios, 18 July 2024
  • Good Housekeeping Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with.
    Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2022
  • These are our guitars, eight of them, in cases leaning warily against the walls and each other, learning to make friends with the dust.
    Cameron Carr, Longreads, 18 June 2024
  • The experience has stuck with the Fixer Upper star, who continues to teach her kids to make friends with those who seem to need it.
    Maria Yagoda, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Here is her advice for people looking to make friends: Be up front about intentions.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Her first real home is in a mobile community, where Sharon and Derek make friends with people who help babysit.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Encourage your child to make friends with food at a young age by involving them with cooking, said Potock.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 29 June 2022
  • Though the achievements have been notable, Schwan Park said speed cubing has helped his son learn to socialize, make friends and expand his horizons.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
  • Low-income people are far more likely than high-income people to make friends in their neighborhoods, the study found.
    New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Coming back to the United States at age 12, Peyton struggled to make friends and adjust to American middle school.
    Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Regulars make friends and return together the next week.
    Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Next came a hike through a forest, led by a guide who encouraged me to take things easy, appreciate my surroundings, and make friends with a tree.
    Barry Samaha, Robb Report, 26 July 2023
  • The school plans to serve family-style lunches, helping the children make friends and build conversation skills.
    Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • Throughout Southeast and East Los Angeles, running clubs offer a space to make friends and get active.
    Diosa Femme, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In general, people were accepting of the robots and, in some cases, even sought to make friends with – and reward – the robots, based on the video presented.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Where to make friends after college in Milwaukee One of the biggest challenges young adults face when moving to a new city is meeting new people.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Though born out of an emergency situation, the RV at Miramar park has been an oasis where her son could freely ride his bike and make friends.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
  • While Pat, the new kid who struggles to connect and make friends, is chosen by Papa Legba, a Loa linked to communication.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023

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