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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Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
In January 2024, Mayer opened up to pal Kelly Rizzo about his desire to get married during an episode of her podcast Comfort Food.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 13 June 2025
Not everyone wants to befriend our fire-breathing pals — especially Drago Bludqvist (Djimon Hounsou), a ruthless dragon conqueror who has enslaved and trained a ferocious dragon army.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 13 June 2025
Plus high school pal Al Jardine and their cousin Mike Love, who took pride in bringing the bad vibrations.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
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Noun
On the other side of the herd, my best pal, Victoria, was flying on her paint horse, Axel, and smiling from ear to ear.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
In January 2024, Mayer opened up to pal Kelly Rizzo about his desire to get married during an episode of her podcast Comfort Food.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 13 June 2025
Not everyone wants to befriend our fire-breathing pals — especially Drago Bludqvist (Djimon Hounsou), a ruthless dragon conqueror who has enslaved and trained a ferocious dragon army.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 13 June 2025
Plus high school pal Al Jardine and their cousin Mike Love, who took pride in bringing the bad vibrations.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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