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He befriended the new student.
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After meeting and befriending a single mother and her three daughters, Wildhorn begins to open up and regains his passion for writing.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Freed hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel befriended two Israeli soldiers in captivity, creating a support system that helped all of them endure the terrifying experience.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Claude Helton, one of the first to see Melvin’s dead body, was also one of the first hustlers to befriend Melvin.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Youssef Hafyane smiles and befriends new people as well as enjoying old friends.
—Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Freed hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel befriended two Israeli soldiers in captivity, creating a support system that helped all of them endure the terrifying experience.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Claude Helton, one of the first to see Melvin’s dead body, was also one of the first hustlers to befriend Melvin.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Youssef Hafyane smiles and befriends new people as well as enjoying old friends.
—Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 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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