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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jenny Lumet, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
Johnson, who won the Olympic gold on Sunday, delivered the same message to her childhood pal here.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Blakeley took his pal to a summer league game near Fair Park where Spud lit it up.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Additionally, the Caifornia governor took a swipe at POTUS pal Kid Rock‘s career woes and the conservative alternative halftime show planned for the big game between the Seattle Seahawks and underdogs the New England Patriots.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Bernthal plays doomed Sonny, who’s hoping to pay for his lover’s gender-affirming operation; his longtime pal and costar on The Bear plays volatile Sal, the loneliest guy in the world.
—Jenny Lumet, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
Johnson, who won the Olympic gold on Sunday, delivered the same message to her childhood pal here.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Blakeley took his pal to a summer league game near Fair Park where Spud lit it up.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Additionally, the Caifornia governor took a swipe at POTUS pal Kid Rock‘s career woes and the conservative alternative halftime show planned for the big game between the Seattle Seahawks and underdogs the New England Patriots.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 11 Feb. 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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