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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Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Joined by his pals, comedian Gillis and football Hall of Famer Manning, the trio naturally get up to no good in the spot.
—Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
Now that Davidson has joined the new dads club, parenthood has been a topic of conversation between the pals.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Perhaps Kirk will convince her new pal to hop on stage at a heretofore undisclosed location and go toe-to-toe with Bad Bunny on February 8.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
His dad’s other pals included heavyweights such as John Burton, former chair of the California Democratic Party, and Nancy Pelosi, whose brother-in-law was, until 1977, married to Gavin Newsom’s aunt.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
Joined by his pals, comedian Gillis and football Hall of Famer Manning, the trio naturally get up to no good in the spot.
—Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
Now that Davidson has joined the new dads club, parenthood has been a topic of conversation between the pals.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Perhaps Kirk will convince her new pal to hop on stage at a heretofore undisclosed location and go toe-to-toe with Bad Bunny on February 8.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 8 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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