Examples of befriend in a Sentence
He befriended the new student.
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The true-crime movie stars stiller as novelist Norman Mailer, who befriended convict Jack Henry Abbott (Farrell).
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Keoghan, now 33, played Oliver, a student who befriends Felix and slowly becomes obsessed with him and his family while spending the summer at their home in rural England.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors allege that Farwell worked to groom Birchmore early on, pretending to befriend the girl 12 years his junior by doing test prep with her at the library and friending her on Facebook.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
According to a Chula Vista police spokesperson, investigators believe Cleveland had befriended the victims at some point.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Keoghan, now 33, played Oliver, a student who befriends Felix and slowly becomes obsessed with him and his family while spending the summer at their home in rural England.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Prosecutors allege that Farwell worked to groom Birchmore early on, pretending to befriend the girl 12 years his junior by doing test prep with her at the library and friending her on Facebook.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
According to a Chula Vista police spokesperson, investigators believe Cleveland had befriended the victims at some point.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befriend. Accessed 9 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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