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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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
In The Big Lebowski, thugs mistake the titular slacker (Bridges) for the wealthy Jeffrey Lebowski, sending him on a wild investigation with his pal Walter (John Goodman) into a ransom plot involving Lebowski’s young wife (Tara Reid).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
As for his hit podcast – which has included appearances from his friends in between the biggest names in entertainment, including multiple appearances with his new pal Glen Powell as well as Charli XCX and Joe Jonas – Shane is bagging bigger guests than ever.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, staffers on Capitol Hill and their lobbying pals on K Street are treating this week as a wash.
—Phil Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Since Fox and Stoltz’s meeting, the two have become pals.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
In The Big Lebowski, thugs mistake the titular slacker (Bridges) for the wealthy Jeffrey Lebowski, sending him on a wild investigation with his pal Walter (John Goodman) into a ransom plot involving Lebowski’s young wife (Tara Reid).
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
As for his hit podcast – which has included appearances from his friends in between the biggest names in entertainment, including multiple appearances with his new pal Glen Powell as well as Charli XCX and Joe Jonas – Shane is bagging bigger guests than ever.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, staffers on Capitol Hill and their lobbying pals on K Street are treating this week as a wash.
—Phil Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 16 Oct. 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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