forge a friendship

Frequency: 6.810.2 per million words

to create a strong friendship, often in difficult circumstances

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Examples (10)

  • During the harsh winter, the two neighbors managed to forge a friendship over shared meals.
  • At boot camp, recruits quickly forged a friendship that carried them through the hardest drills.
  • Working late nights together helped us forge a friendship beyond mere colleagues.
  • After the charity match, a lasting friendship was forged between the rival teams.
  • It can take years to forge a deep friendship built on trust.
  • We’re still forging a friendship as we navigate this new partnership.
  • She hopes to forge a friendship with her host family despite the language barrier.
  • Had they not traveled together, they might never have forged a friendship.
  • In crisis, communities often forge a friendship that outlasts the emergency.
  • Let’s forge a friendship rather than a rivalry.