Examples of befriend in a Sentence
He befriended the new student.
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In the ensuing panic, Jesus (Bilal Hasna) wanders off down to Earth and is befriended by a former street hustler named Harry the Fish (Mark Addy).
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ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Nelson said a person who had befriended Damas while they were both detained called him to tell him Damas was not doing well and that he had been taken to the hospital.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Her language skills also aid her in befriending Hanna (Maia Rae Domagala), a 15-year-old German skiing prodigy who has come to Chile to train with her coach, Alexander (Jakub Gierszal).
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
At her grandparents’ remote ski resort hotel in the Andes, the girl befriends German skier Hanna, 15.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Nelson said a person who had befriended Damas while they were both detained called him to tell him Damas was not doing well and that he had been taken to the hospital.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Her language skills also aid her in befriending Hanna (Maia Rae Domagala), a 15-year-old German skiing prodigy who has come to Chile to train with her coach, Alexander (Jakub Gierszal).
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
At her grandparents’ remote ski resort hotel in the Andes, the girl befriends German skier Hanna, 15.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befriend. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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befriend
verb
be·friend
bi-ˈfrend 
: to become or act as a friend to
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