make friends
Example Sentences
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Bonnie will only make friends if she can join the games and group chats with the girls from dance class, Lily argues.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
Davies listed "going to school for the first time, being able to play the sport that I love and being able to make friends" among his memories of his adoptive country.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Campbell started performing as a teenager to make friends; Robertson did so after the “lightbulb moment” of seeing fellow Scot David Tennant in “Doctor Who.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
She told jurors that her near-constant social media use "really affected my self-worth," saying the apps led her to abandon hobbies, struggle to make friends and constantly measure herself against others.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
“I wanted this school year to be perfect. I wanted to make friends and not feel awful about myself. And I’ve already messed that up.”
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
