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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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Zack Meisel and Yuriko Schumacher explored which MLB teams are trading pals (or foes) in this informative piece with excellent interactive data visualizations.
—Torrey Hart, New York Times, 31 July 2025
One year after Clover's (Ella Rubin) older sister Melanie (Maia Mitchell) mysteriously vanished, Clover and her pals journey to the remote valley where she was last seen.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 30 July 2025
My favorite episode stars Marga’s pal Vera (Pilar Castro), a celebrity chef ruined by a vicious critic.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 July 2025
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Noun
Faced with this existential crisis, Bull gathers his best pals—Rocco, a gruff boxer (Idris Elba); Lucky, a dopey but loyal beagle (Bobby Moynihan); and Fetch, a wannabe influencer dachshund (Fred Armisen)—for one final night of canine mischief.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Zack Meisel and Yuriko Schumacher explored which MLB teams are trading pals (or foes) in this informative piece with excellent interactive data visualizations.
—Torrey Hart, New York Times, 31 July 2025
One year after Clover's (Ella Rubin) older sister Melanie (Maia Mitchell) mysteriously vanished, Clover and her pals journey to the remote valley where she was last seen.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 30 July 2025
My favorite episode stars Marga’s pal Vera (Pilar Castro), a celebrity chef ruined by a vicious critic.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 July 2025
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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