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
He felt the “Seattle freeze”—what West Coasters refer to as the city’s reputation for being a difficult place to make friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“I mean, how else do you make friends as an adult?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
You make friends and have a pithy little conversation with a girl, and you think you’ve succeeded, Craig?
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
