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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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
Spiro grew up privileged in London, one of four children of Glenn Spiro, a prominent jeweler who counts Jay-Z as a client and pal.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Against a Rockets team featuring his old pal Kevin Durant, against an organization that anyone who went through the salad days truly, deeply loathes, Green dialed up the intensity and put on a defensive masterclass.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
For example, instead of having an adult enforce many rules of a baseball game, free-range kids are encouraged to play a pick-up game with their pals in the neighborhood.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Avs traded for Nazem Kadri, who had to leave after winning the championship in 2022 but is back to help his old pals try to win another.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
Spiro grew up privileged in London, one of four children of Glenn Spiro, a prominent jeweler who counts Jay-Z as a client and pal.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Against a Rockets team featuring his old pal Kevin Durant, against an organization that anyone who went through the salad days truly, deeply loathes, Green dialed up the intensity and put on a defensive masterclass.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
For example, instead of having an adult enforce many rules of a baseball game, free-range kids are encouraged to play a pick-up game with their pals in the neighborhood.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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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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