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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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
On the acting front, Von and David Spade are starring in the buddy comedy Busboys, with the duo having co-written the script and self-financed the project set in an Arizona border town and around two pals who mistakenly believe that becoming waiters will solve all of their problems.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Stephen Colbert is welcoming his pal Jimmy Kimmel back to late-night.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The special will feature a mix of original and classic holiday songs as Rubble and his PAW Patrol pals try to stop Mayor Humdinger from snatching Santa’s presents.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Tony Olson, played by Anthony Rapp, spends most of the film commentating on how absurd the behavior of his classmates is — but that doesn't stop him and his pals from joining in at the party at the moon tower.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
On the acting front, Von and David Spade are starring in the buddy comedy Busboys, with the duo having co-written the script and self-financed the project set in an Arizona border town and around two pals who mistakenly believe that becoming waiters will solve all of their problems.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Stephen Colbert is welcoming his pal Jimmy Kimmel back to late-night.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The special will feature a mix of original and classic holiday songs as Rubble and his PAW Patrol pals try to stop Mayor Humdinger from snatching Santa’s presents.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 19 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 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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