make friends
Example Sentences
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Approaching people to make friends in "a different culture and a different language" was difficult, Vik said.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
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
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
After moving to Darien, Conn., the introverted Dalton struggled to make friends until she started playing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
“Well,” I said, “I’d better be on my way. I’m anxious to see if I can make friends with that monkey.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
