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 Truitt, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Plus, Thomas is another one of Hughes’ plethora of childhood pals.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Dennis Rush, former child star best known for his roles as a young Creighton Chaney opposite James Cagney in Man Of A Thousand Faces, and as Howie, pal of Opie (Ron Howard) on The Andy Griffith Show, has died.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The trend setter even closed the show in a lively moment by walking hand in hand with his Project Runway pal Heidi Klum, who made a surprise showing.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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Noun
In addition, my pal Ralphie Aversa attended the NYC premiere of the show, chatting up Hauser about being recognized in public and Bening about filming on location in Texas.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Plus, Thomas is another one of Hughes’ plethora of childhood pals.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Dennis Rush, former child star best known for his roles as a young Creighton Chaney opposite James Cagney in Man Of A Thousand Faces, and as Howie, pal of Opie (Ron Howard) on The Andy Griffith Show, has died.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The trend setter even closed the show in a lively moment by walking hand in hand with his Project Runway pal Heidi Klum, who made a surprise showing.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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 18 May. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
pal
1 of 2 noun
: a close friend
pal
2 of 2 verb
palled; palling
: to be or become pals
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