Examples of befriend in a Sentence
He befriended the new student.
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Conrad Weiser was a Pennsylvania German who had roamed the frontier for decades, learning the Indian languages and befriending Indian leaders, including some who encountered Washington in Ohio.
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Come for drinks at the bar repeatedly and befriend the staff.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
There, he’s found and befriended by a young girl whose future world includes robots that do most of the parenting and near-constant climate disaster.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
In the ensuing panic, Jesus (Bilal Hasna) wanders off down to Earth and is befriended by a former street hustler named Harry the Fish (Mark Addy).
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Come for drinks at the bar repeatedly and befriend the staff.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
There, he’s found and befriended by a young girl whose future world includes robots that do most of the parenting and near-constant climate disaster.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
In the ensuing panic, Jesus (Bilal Hasna) wanders off down to Earth and is befriended by a former street hustler named Harry the Fish (Mark Addy).
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for befriend
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befriend. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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befriend
verb
be·friend
bi-ˈfrend 
: to become or act as a friend to
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