make friends

Idioms  

1. Form a friendship, foster cordial feelings, as in I hope Brian will soon make friends at school, or She's done a good job of making friends with influential reporters. [c. 1600]

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Example Sentences

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

She told jurors that her near-constant social media use "really affected my self-worth," saying the apps led her to abandon hobbies, struggle to make friends and constantly measure herself against others.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"It must be such a lovely way to make friends and share stories."

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Seven out of 10 students surveyed by College Pulse in 2023 said they primarily join extracurricular activities to make friends and build social connections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

They seldom stayed long enough to make friends anywhere, and in the few cases where they had, they’d moved on with no forwarding address and lost contact.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng