befriended

Example Sentences

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A friend of mine befriended a homeless man and took him in.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Over the years, he has befriended sports figures like Mike Tyson, Don King and Herschel Walker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

One of the people Tuchel befriended at the bar was Max Herre, a Stuttgart musician who would go on to be one of Germany's most popular rappers.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

After our visit to Adat Reyim, an inclusive, independent synagogue in Springfield, Virginia, I befriended its spiritual leader, Rabbi Bruce Aft.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

She had been befriended by stout German farmers, whose guttural speech surprised her and whose well-kept farms astonished her.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry