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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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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The tin box includes a hinged plastic clear window where a small paper copy of an issue of The Daily Planet, featuring a large photo of Superboy’s canine pal Krypto on the front page with a mock story.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The musical rendition of the 1997 cult classic, starring Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow as ditzy pals who engineer a comeback at their titular 10-year reunion, will play Stage 42 beginning Oct. 14 ahead of opening night on Oct. 28.
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Noun
The topics their younger pals have started to mention.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Coincidentally, Kelce’s longtime pal, sports journalist Erin Andrews, guest co-hosted with Bush Hager when talk turned to Kelce, his girlfriend Taylor Swift and his recent GQ profile.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The tin box includes a hinged plastic clear window where a small paper copy of an issue of The Daily Planet, featuring a large photo of Superboy’s canine pal Krypto on the front page with a mock story.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The musical rendition of the 1997 cult classic, starring Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow as ditzy pals who engineer a comeback at their titular 10-year reunion, will play Stage 42 beginning Oct. 14 ahead of opening night on Oct. 28.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 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 Aug. 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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