befriended

Example Sentences

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With some lyrical tweaking by Edgar Barrera — a 29-time Latin Grammy-winning songwriter, who Armenta later befriended — the revamped version, “Bebe Dame,” became an immediate sensation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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

He also befriended a Ukrainian worker named Nadja—whom he remembered wistfully, even late in life, decades after he last saw her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Blaine had befriended him years ago, and sometimes during his break, Blaine would stand outside talking to him.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie