Examples of befriend in a Sentence
He befriended the new student.
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Cedar had befriended several patients on the infusion floor during his overnight stays, many of whom needed alternative treatment pathways due to the volatility of the chemotherapy drugs.
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Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Carlson asked him to befriend a Swede suspected of selling secrets to Germany.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Having befriended the printer and bookseller Benjamin Rush, Paine soon tried his hand at writing.
—Matthew Redmond
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
And part of that damage control looked like trying to befriend Keanu a little bit.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Carlson asked him to befriend a Swede suspected of selling secrets to Germany.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Having befriended the printer and bookseller Benjamin Rush, Paine soon tried his hand at writing.
—Matthew Redmond
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
And part of that damage control looked like trying to befriend Keanu a little bit.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for befriend
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befriend. Accessed 25 Aug. 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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