befriended

Example Sentences

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“I think he does it to surprise himself,” says his “Normal” co-star Henry Winkler, who befriended the actor years ago when they met at a taping of “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

After 2002, Orbán befriended Árpád Habony, a martial arts instructor and businessman, as his personal guru.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

There, the University of Texas graduate first met and befriended Nicholas Hope Wilkinson, who cast her in one of his plays.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Hoping to reinvigorate Stewart’s career with a newspaper profile, Mr. McDonough eventually befriended the singer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In New York, he had joined several socialist groups, edited newspapers, recruited students, and befriended the novelist and social activist Theodore Dreiser.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee