palled; palling
: to be or become pals : associate as pals
they've palled around for years
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Examples of pal in a Sentence
Noun
We've been pals since we were kids.
Come on—be a pal and lend me the money.
Verb
they began to pal around after discovering that they both had kids on the same soccer team
Recent Examples on the Web
Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The cast includes her bird pal and sounding board, Romeo (Dee Bradley Baker, whistling) and friends Petey (Vedanten Naidoo), who uses a wheelchair, and Teeny (Amari McCoy), who is only a little teeny.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Several of her celebrity pals showed off her strawberry jam on Instagram.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
My friend, who also participated in the secret pal event, really liked my secret pal Melissa.
—Jeffery Purchin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The singer turned to her pal, rapper Ice Spice, and longtime friend Ashley Avignone giving the crowd a bit of side-eye as the group shook off the negativity.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The cast includes her bird pal and sounding board, Romeo (Dee Bradley Baker, whistling) and friends Petey (Vedanten Naidoo), who uses a wheelchair, and Teeny (Amari McCoy), who is only a little teeny.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Several of her celebrity pals showed off her strawberry jam on Instagram.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
My friend, who also participated in the secret pal event, really liked my secret pal Melissa.
—Jeffery Purchin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for pal
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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pal
1 of 2 noun
: a close friend
pal
2 of 2 verb
palled; palling
: to be or become pals
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