as in woman
a female romantic companion
after years of dating, Fred finally asked his gal to marry him
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Recent Examples of gal
Paul takes a local gal to his hotel room for a nightcap, which inspires the gal’s husband to take a chair to Paul’s head.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Thanks to all involved for allowing a set-in-her ways old gal to keep her fence.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Potentially, there will be gals involved, which will be great for the game as female golfers are playing more and more on-course and off-course.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Even though she's never been a big nail art gal, Selena Gomez always has fun with her manicures.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 28 Feb. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Thanks to all involved for allowing a set-in-her ways old gal to keep her fence.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
Potentially, there will be gals involved, which will be great for the game as female golfers are playing more and more on-course and off-course.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Even though she's never been a big nail art gal, Selena Gomez always has fun with her manicures.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gal
Noun
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The lawyer showed the jurors screen grabs from text messages between the woman and Way.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The woman now stands alone due to this week's double elimination of Sai and Cedrek.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even with that change from the initial trial, which ended in a hung jury, jurors split on a charge relating to Masterson’s former longtime girlfriend.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2025
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News of the split came amid sightings of Post and new girlfriend Christy Lee, with whom he’s been spotted packing on PDA around the world.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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No, the nice lady at the bar does not want to be lectured on the virtues of the credit-invoice mechanism.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the lawsuit filed Friday, Susman Godfrey is being represented by lawyers from Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP — the firm second lady Usha Vance previously worked for.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gal. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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