make friends
idiom
: to become someone's friend
Sometimes it is hard for children to make new friends.
—often + withShe's very good at making friends with people from all walks of life.
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Keeper of the Game, a nonprofit in Frisco, is giving athletes with special needs a place to play baseball, make friends, and feel included.
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Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Natalie is not here to make friends.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Without the distractions of phones or screens, camping has become a way for his children to easily make friends.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Aquarius claims the nonconforming innovators who still manage to exude charisma and make friends easily.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Natalie is not here to make friends.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Without the distractions of phones or screens, camping has become a way for his children to easily make friends.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Aquarius claims the nonconforming innovators who still manage to exude charisma and make friends easily.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make friends
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“Make friends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20friends. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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