befriended

Example Sentences

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They befriended the Beatles before the foursome got huge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

“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

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

There was only one person who befriended me, and her name was Jenny Marsden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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