Examples of befriend in a Sentence
He befriended the new student.
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Set in 2007 Gaza, the drama follows Yahya, a young student who befriends Osama, a charismatic falafel shop owner.
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Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
In one of the strangest political stories in years, the Grammy-winning rapper befriended Malaysian financier Jho Low in 2006.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Then befriends a pigeon that may or may not be the one that’s always cooing outside the bathroom window.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Set New Zealand’s Kāpiti Coast in 1985, A Beautiful Family and narrated by ten-year-old Alix, who befriends 12-year-old Māori boy Kahu and embarks on a search for a girl presumed drowned two years earlier.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
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Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
In one of the strangest political stories in years, the Grammy-winning rapper befriended Malaysian financier Jho Low in 2006.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Then befriends a pigeon that may or may not be the one that’s always cooing outside the bathroom window.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Set New Zealand’s Kāpiti Coast in 1985, A Beautiful Family and narrated by ten-year-old Alix, who befriends 12-year-old Māori boy Kahu and embarks on a search for a girl presumed drowned two years earlier.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befriend. Accessed 29 Nov. 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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