be friends
Example Sentences
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“Some people you just know you’ll be friends with before you even meet,” Murphy wrote in her tribute.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
And there’s adult blame when the kids fight or decide they don’t want to be friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
"The stars aligned... we'll be friends for life," said Andrea, Hollie M's mum.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
“You can be friends with people in the government,” she says, “but you remember, and they remember, that the paper comes first.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
“I mean, sometimes I get nervous around him, but I think that’s because everyone else is watching us. Or maybe I’m excited to be friends with him. Or maybe...”
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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