palled; palling
: to be or become pals : associate as pals
they've palled around for years
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
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Pay Papa pals are paid hourly at rates from $13 to $19 per hour.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The 6-foot-4 superstar had been informed by his pal Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the former Galaxy standout who was also Giroud’s teammate in Milan, that MLS was a scorer’s paradise.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 22 Feb. 2025
Along with her pal Nicole Richie, Hilton had a huge influence on early 2000s fashion, with The Simple Life star regularly snapped wearing iconic aughts pieces including Von Dutch hats, low-rise jeans and Moon Boots.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Of course there are our close units, our partners and pals, who can help share this load, but, sometimes, that’s not enough.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Pay Papa pals are paid hourly at rates from $13 to $19 per hour.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The 6-foot-4 superstar had been informed by his pal Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the former Galaxy standout who was also Giroud’s teammate in Milan, that MLS was a scorer’s paradise.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 22 Feb. 2025
Along with her pal Nicole Richie, Hilton had a huge influence on early 2000s fashion, with The Simple Life star regularly snapped wearing iconic aughts pieces including Von Dutch hats, low-rise jeans and Moon Boots.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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