stay friends

phrase

: to continue to be friends

They stayed friends throughout their lives.

Examples of stay friends in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the most interesting thing about the film is that after that, Ketty and Giulio just stay friends — two heterosexual kids of different genders who happen to like each other’s company. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, de Armas supposedly wants to at least stay friends with Cruise. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2025

The saving grace is that Jada manages to stay friends with her former Phoenix co-workers, Lanae (frontwoman of a punk band, the Donner Party) and Audrey (a runner and hacker in her spare time). — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025

However, things didn’t go quite as well during their first date and the two decided to stay friends rather than pursue anything more. — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024

Elvis and Ann-Margret would stay friends until his death in 1977, but Priscilla wouldn’t meet her until his funeral. — Shannon Carlin, TIME, 3 Nov. 2023

In the WhatsApp group, my aggressive campaign to persuade everyone to stay friends forever was already underway. — Caity Weaver, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2023

There are plenty of reasons to want to stay friends with someone, but not all of them are healthy. — Gyan Yankovich, SELF, 12 Dec. 2022

Rhymes for stay friends

• amends
• appends
• ascends
• attends
• befriends
• boyfriends
• commends
• contends
• defends
• depends
• descends
• expends