Examples of befriend in a Sentence
He befriended the new student.
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Still, others are happiest at a considered farm stay or upstate hideaway, where the pleasure lies in quiet mornings and befriending animals on the farm.
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Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Friendship has a typical Robinson setup, dropping us into the life of an unremarkable white guy desperate to befriend his cool new neighbor.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Gatto, to be directed by Luca filmmaker Enrico Casarosa, follows Nero, a water-hating black cat living in the picturesque city of Venice, Italy, who befriends Maya, a lonely street musician.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
The Iron Giant Set in a small American town during the Cold War, The Iron Giant follows Hogarth, a curious young boy who discovers and befriends a massive robot that’s fallen from the sky.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
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Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Friendship has a typical Robinson setup, dropping us into the life of an unremarkable white guy desperate to befriend his cool new neighbor.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Gatto, to be directed by Luca filmmaker Enrico Casarosa, follows Nero, a water-hating black cat living in the picturesque city of Venice, Italy, who befriends Maya, a lonely street musician.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
The Iron Giant Set in a small American town during the Cold War, The Iron Giant follows Hogarth, a curious young boy who discovers and befriends a massive robot that’s fallen from the sky.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befriend. Accessed 28 Dec. 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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