befriended

Example Sentences

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They befriended the Beatles before the foursome got huge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

While still a student, he bought a landscape painting by Philip Pearlstein and befriended the artist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

During his university years, he befriended Gergely Gulyas -- Orban's current chief of staff -- and met Judit Varga, whom he married in 2006 and who later became justice minister under Orban.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

He’s just some new kid who saw someone around his age and mistakenly befriended him before the cool kids came along and saved him.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson