How to Use "Friendship" with Example Sentences

friendship (n): the relationship between friends

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Used with adjectives:

"They have a great friendship."
(great, good, strong, close, real, true, old, new)

"She made a lot of lifelong friendships when she was in college."
(lifelong, lasting)

Used with verbs:

"He is building a friendship with his new roommate."
(be + building, be + establishing, be + forming)

"She works hard to maintain her friendships."
(maintain)

"He let a silly fight ruin a good friendship."
(ruin, destroy)

"I don't want to risk my friendship by bringing that up."
(risk, lose)

"Their friendship grew over the last year."
(grew, developed)

"Their friendship started when they lived next door to each other in college."
(started, began)

"Their friendship ended suddenly."
(ended)

"He betrayed our friendship by telling people my secret."
(betrayed)

Used with prepositions:

"She wanted to develop a better friendship with her roommate."
(with)

"She was jealous over the strong friendship forming between her two friends."
(between)