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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Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 May 2026
But after Ted passed away a few years ago, Copaken envisioned a space that would both further the love of jazz in Kansas City and honor his old pal.
—Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
There’s a crowd of chatty best pals that include Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, and Beth Grant.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
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Noun
Zoe Maher tallied six goals and Mia Macropoulos added five pals and three assists as Medfield toppled Algonquin, 21-10.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 May 2026
But after Ted passed away a few years ago, Copaken envisioned a space that would both further the love of jazz in Kansas City and honor his old pal.
—Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
There’s a crowd of chatty best pals that include Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, and Beth Grant.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 May 2026
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 10 May. 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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