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
The state average for Florida gas prices has exceeded $3.20/gal for the last two weeks.
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Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025
Chaos reigned supreme, especially in the romance department, for XO, Kitty’s titular gal during Season 2.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 18 Jan. 2025
That includes a steel crash cage, two 20 liter side-cases, and 6.3 gal (24 l) of fuel in the tank.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
Luckily there are only three more episodes, though, so the poor gal won’t suffer too much.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2025
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Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025
Chaos reigned supreme, especially in the romance department, for XO, Kitty’s titular gal during Season 2.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 18 Jan. 2025
That includes a steel crash cage, two 20 liter side-cases, and 6.3 gal (24 l) of fuel in the tank.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
Luckily there are only three more episodes, though, so the poor gal won’t suffer too much.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for gal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gal
Noun
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Williams is putting a lot of visibility on women in the sport.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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In the study, women who drank more than 0.7 ounces (20 grams) or more a day and men who drank 1.05 ounces (30 grams) or more a day were defined as heavy drinkers.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Getty Images Then, there are those that are concerned about the Bill Belichick girlfriend situation for different reasons: the well being of said girlfriend.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2025
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Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Valentine’s Day project was marketed as a body of work that would lean more into R&B and the ladies.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Who do the ladies consider the sexiest man on the planet?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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