befriend
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Because who would watch a movie about two little girls who befriend a gentle forest creature and . . . that’s it?
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
You’re not out to fleece anyone with egregiously high commissions or merely befriend another member because you want to flog the latest financial product.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
“They befriend you and say all the right things to get to you,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Ninety-five percent said they would help peers who were feeling down, and nearly 90% wanted to befriend students they didn’t know.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
I decided early on that I would never venture in there or try to befriend her.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Once she settles in, the girl befriends other spirits and wins them over with her acceptance and understanding — including a few shunned by everyone else, like the famous No-Face.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Despite the risks, Lucas begins carrying coded notes for Madame Garnier and befriends one of the young mothers, Claire, and her baby boy, at the maternity home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Cathy befriends young Heathcliff after her rich, alcoholic father brings him to live and work as a servant on their estate perched atop the windy English moors.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
“Game of Thrones” fans know him as the longtime maester of the Night’s Watch who befriends Jon Snow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
Insects are beset not only by viruses and bacteria but also by fungi, protozoa, microscopic worms, and other beings from all that unseen world of minute life that, by and large, befriends mankind.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Aang befriended Zuko, an exiled Fire Nation prince who at first hunted Aang to regain his father’s approval before joining his quarry’s mission to restore peace.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
A friend of mine befriended a homeless man and took him in.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
His family moved from the Southeast part of Washington DC when Armstrong was young and later settled in a largely white neighbourhood in Maryland, where he befriended a soccer coach's son.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Her life is saved by one of the crows that she has befriended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
One of Mozart’s earliest friendships was with the young English prodigy Thomas Linley, whom he met and befriended in Italy.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
He's devoted his life to this case - even befriending Megrahi during his quest to find answers.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
When my colleague Malia Mendez went to an event recently, people told her that attending Junk Journal Club “has made befriending strangers easy,” and many of them stay in touch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
Khalil has spoken at length about befriending Jewish students at Columbia, attending Shabbat dinners and seeing Jewish students as “integral” during the protest movement on campus.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026
“She was someone who was very interested in befriending others for status, more so than being a friend,” one classmate recalled.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
“Thank you,” Ash said, nonplussed, for Lore had not seemed to be particularly interested in befriending her.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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