Examples of befriend in a Sentence

He befriended the new student.

Recent Examples on the Web Along the way, D’Artagnan meets three musketeers -- Athos, Porthos and Aramis -- who befriend him and take him under their wing. — cleveland, 2 May 2022 The role of the coach is to help the client see and befriend all the parts in relation to whatever goal or intention is important to them. — Julie Jungalwala, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Despite the tribulations of their new circumstances, the children befriend travelers and staff of the nearby train station, helping friends in need, and ultimately managing to exonerate their father. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 17 Apr. 2022 Defense lawyers sought to portray Mr. Chappel, a military veteran who pretended to befriend the men while surreptitiously recording them for the government, as a leader of the group. — New York Times, 8 Apr. 2022 Here was this enigmatic success who could scream at his players on the court and claim to befriend them off it. — The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2022 Close proximity to Russia means some people befriend the country, and many are worried that they could be invaded next. — Maggie Rulli, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2022 Outreach workers identify and befriend at-risk youth. — Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2022 Zoe Saldana stars as a Marine recruited by the CIA to befriend the daughter of a terrorist. — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2022 See More

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