Examples of befriend in a Sentence
He befriended the new student.
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At one point, Jessie befriends a gang of tech toys that includes a low-tech potty-training product named Smarty Pants, along with GPS and camera devices Atlas and Snappy.
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Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Bad choices like that are a through-line for this whole story, all the way back to Otto Hightower encouraging his daughter, Alicent, to befriend Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys.
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Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Then Susan went to the Philadelphia College of Art and met Jade Lee, while Ted studied at New York City’s School of Visual Arts and befriended Lauren Roselli.
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David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
She gets befriended by the wildly popular Courtney (Liz Georges), who becomes not only a close pal but a valuable second perspective for both the show and Ginger herself.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
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Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Bad choices like that are a through-line for this whole story, all the way back to Otto Hightower encouraging his daughter, Alicent, to befriend Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys.
—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Then Susan went to the Philadelphia College of Art and met Jade Lee, while Ted studied at New York City’s School of Visual Arts and befriended Lauren Roselli.
—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
She gets befriended by the wildly popular Courtney (Liz Georges), who becomes not only a close pal but a valuable second perspective for both the show and Ginger herself.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befriend. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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befriend
verb
be·friend
bi-ˈfrend 
: to become or act as a friend to
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