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

You make friends when you don’t know you’re doing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

I did not speak the language and felt desperate to make friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

And it was there, watching them, that the longing finally stirred in me to make friends with the water, and to move with it in effortless harmony, like they did.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo