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

Bonnie will only make friends if she can join the games and group chats with the girls from dance class, Lily argues.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

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

After moving to Darien, Conn., the introverted Dalton struggled to make friends until she started playing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

If not, I don't want to make friends with him.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman