How to Use friendly with in a Sentence

friendly with

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  • The rulers of desire and action both get friendly with your sign ruler, Saturn, which itself is the boss of ambition and organization.
    — Jennifer Culp, Them, 28 June 2024
  • Staff describes him as lively and friendly with a zest for life.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2024
  • But lots of kids at the Burke are old for their grade, said 18-year-old Burke student Chris Cruz, who was friendly with the woman.
    — Deanna Pan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • Prince William in real life, the couple has remained friendly with Rupert in the years since.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • As her name suggests, Lovely is sweet and friendly with a great sense of humor.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The two were friendly with each other and the situation checked OK.
    — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Tequila gets friendly with passion fruit, sweet and sour, and orange and lime juices.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Hilary Duff is keeping it friendly with at least one ex.
    — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Anthony, a hermit who lived in the desert, was not known to have been friendly with animals in the way that Francis was.
    — Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2023
  • James is friendly with him and has always had a great relationship with him.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2022
  • And so while Morton was an English guy, he was seen as friendly with the Native Americans, and his book was banned.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • West is also known to be friendly with the former president.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The man who trails Lucia, and appears to be a menacing presence for several episodes, is revealed to be in on the scam and friendly with the ladies.
    — Vulture, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Many at the wedding were friendly with the main arsonist, who had since been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The police were busy yesterday and last night in an effort to question men who had been friendly with her in recent months.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Its government, viewed by critics as too friendly with the Kremlin, has been rocked by mass protests in the capital.
    — Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Sundberg is friendly with Téllez and said she’s seen how hurtful online commentary in these types of groups can be.
    — Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The sibling duo is an odd one: Janet is bubbly and chatty, friendly with everyone.
    — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Faith Pinho: For a family that thought getting friendly with a client was taboo, dating one?
    — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • Some of the leashed dog owners don’t mind, but others become annoyed, because their dogs are not friendly with other dogs.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The social movement scholar served on Bass’ transition team and has been friendly with her since her activist days.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
  • The Canopy is also pet friendly with a special Paw Perks Program that comes with a perfectly sized dog bed, local treats, and a canine city guide.
    — Tommie Ethington, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2022
  • Not-China is much bigger than China, and significant chunks of it are already friendly with the U.S.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Charles remained friendly with the couple, who had two children together, Tom and Laura.
    — Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022
  • After becoming friendly with her servers, Garner would ask to take their portraits.
    — Fiona Alison Duncan, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2022
  • At the same time, critics have accused lawmakers of being too friendly with the very companies they are meant to regulate.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Ironically, given how friendly Fidesz would go on to be to Moscow, one line of attack was that the government was too friendly with the Kremlin.
    — Emily Tamkin, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Orban is friendly with Putin and visits him frequently.
    — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
  • By happenstance, my father wound up working in an office across from the Smothers’ managers and became friendly with them.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Rodrigo was a vocal Swift fan throughout the rollout of Sour and publicly became friendly with the superstar.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023

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