Examples of befriend in a Sentence
He befriended the new student.
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Lauren King Thompson is sweet, sunny and endearing as Thelma, the young soldier’s wife who Carrie meets and befriends at the bus station.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Chris Pratt is known for having action-forward roles in movies – wrestling supervillains, fighting video-game baddies, befriending dinosaurs, occasionally playing baseball, that sort of thing.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
So, once again, is Spike (Alfie Williams), a plucky, soulful-eyed twelve-year-old, who was befriended by Ian in the previous film, and who was last seen being rescued from a pack of the infected by a strangely menacing benefactor, Jimmy (Jack O’Connell).
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
During his time with the Los Angeles Kings, Gavrikov befriended ex-NBA player and fellow Russian Timofey Mozgov.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Chris Pratt is known for having action-forward roles in movies – wrestling supervillains, fighting video-game baddies, befriending dinosaurs, occasionally playing baseball, that sort of thing.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
So, once again, is Spike (Alfie Williams), a plucky, soulful-eyed twelve-year-old, who was befriended by Ian in the previous film, and who was last seen being rescued from a pack of the infected by a strangely menacing benefactor, Jimmy (Jack O’Connell).
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
During his time with the Los Angeles Kings, Gavrikov befriended ex-NBA player and fellow Russian Timofey Mozgov.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befriend. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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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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