Recent Examples on the WebBazille had by now befriended his hero, so his decision to highlight the peonies was a kind of homage.—Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024 Almost immediately Simpson got involved with the city’s burgeoning Civil Rights Movement and befriended Theodore Gibson, the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Coconut Grove and one of the Black community’s leading activists at the time.—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 Shortly after moving to El Llano, Escobar met and befriended an anthropologist, Francisca Reyes.—Ana Karina Zatarain, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024 Peck appeared on multiple episodes of Boy Meets World in 1997 and befriended the young Strong and Friedle, who played Shawn and Eric respectively on the ABC sitcom.—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2024 Truth moved in and out of spiritualist circles, befriending people who sought communication with the dead.—Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024 Orion and the Dark (2024): Elementary kid Orion, plagued by fears, befriends his greatest fear—the Dark.—Travis Bean, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 The budding entrepreneur befriended the family and staff, picking up tips and recipes along the way.—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024 She is befriended by a younger, somewhat solitary man who, in turn, suffers from panic attacks.—Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
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