seek friendship

Example Sentences

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“We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world,” Trump said, “but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2017

“We will seek friendship and good will with the nations of the world,” he said.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2017

“Nixon had a distinct personality that did not seek friendship, but he did a first-rate, responsible job.”

From New York Times • May 25, 2010

If you are good, and seek friendship only among the good, I trust you will be happy enough to find it.

From Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady by Chapone, Hester

Seek culture, seek knowledge, seek character, seek friendship, good will, good health, good conscience, and the peace that passeth understanding shall be added unto you.

From My Friends at Brook Farm by Sears, John Van Der Zee