be friendly

Example Sentences

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Their next matches will be friendly games in March as they step up preparations for the finals in North America.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

“It’s intended to be friendly, of course, and navigate through a world built for humans and eliminate dangerous repetitive and boring tasks,” he said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

But they’ll be friendly before long and living together by the end of the second episode, amplifying the situation in the situation comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

I was allowed to be friendly or polite, but not to have real friends who are boys.

From Salon • May 1, 2024

I kept myself to myself most of yesterday and Jen and Ellen purty much give up trying to get me to be friendly, so I fret and chop and clean without no one bothering me.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles