It looked like a pair having a pleasant, companionable flight together, and perhaps it did help to establish a bond between them.

You need to get to know each other, to establish a bond before setting precise routines.

I want to put them closer together — to establish a bond.

We use tricks and nods and winks to establish a bond with other smokers.

In the 1960s and 70s, journalists worked hard to establish a bond of trust with their readers.