befriend

Because who would watch a movie about two little girls who befriend a gentle forest creature and . . . that’s it?

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

You’re not out to fleece anyone with egregiously high commissions or merely befriend another member because you want to flog the latest financial product.

From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026

“They befriend you and say all the right things to get to you,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

In target dorms on campus, we hung posters that presented accurate data about the percent of undergraduates who wanted to help and befriend others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

“If your son is dead, Lucius, it is not my fault. He did not come and join me, like the rest of the Slytherins. Perhaps he has decided to befriend Harry Potter?”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Once she settles in, the girl befriends other spirits and wins them over with her acceptance and understanding — including a few shunned by everyone else, like the famous No-Face.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

Despite the risks, Lucas begins carrying coded notes for Madame Garnier and befriends one of the young mothers, Claire, and her baby boy, at the maternity home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Even so, its use here is brazen and strange, from this case of death by chocolate to an “E.T.” embezzlement in which Isabella befriends a baby Aquilops with red rope licorice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025

Hiccup befriends the young dragon, Toothless, challenging Viking certainties and the conflict with the dragons.

From BBC ● May 7, 2025

Insects are beset not only by viruses and bacteria but also by fungi, protozoa, microscopic worms, and other beings from all that unseen world of minute life that, by and large, befriends mankind.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Iger befriended the Lakers’ current head coach JJ Redick when Redick played for the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Aang befriended Zuko, an exiled Fire Nation prince who at first hunted Aang to regain his father’s approval before joining his quarry’s mission to restore peace.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

A friend of mine befriended a homeless man and took him in.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

One of the people Tuchel befriended at the bar was Max Herre, a Stuttgart musician who would go on to be one of Germany's most popular rappers.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Blaine had befriended him years ago, and sometimes during his break, Blaine would stand outside talking to him.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Following Kim Il Sung's death, Kim Jong Il rose to become North Korea's supreme leader, and Ko became the country's de-facto first lady, accompanying her husband on military inspections and befriending his entourage.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

When one man, Samuel Bateman, transforms himself from a schlubby loser to a new cult leader, Marie realizes he’s a predator and goes undercover, befriending him to bring him down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

Khalil has spoken at length about befriending Jewish students at Columbia, attending Shabbat dinners and seeing Jewish students as “integral” during the protest movement on campus.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026

“She was someone who was very interested in befriending others for status, more so than being a friend,” one classmate recalled.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

Yoyo turns Manuel's interview over to Carla, who's good at befriending with small talk.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez