palled; palling
: to be or become pals : associate as pals
they've palled around for years
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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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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Comic and illusionist Penn Jillette also contributed a biographical essay about his close friend, and another pal, comedy roast specialist Jeff Ross, came up with the album title, and one side of the double album is etched with a reproduction of Gilbert’s artwork, Chico Needed the Money.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
The red dots didn’t come from two rifles but from Jesse’s (Aaron Paul) old pals Badger (Matt Jones) and Skinny Pete (Charles Baker), who Walt has paid handsomely (but far less than two hitmen would cost) to aim laser pointers into the Schwartz house.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Rather than gunning from his gut, Trump had reams of drafted ideas at the ready thanks to his pals in Washington’s back-hall think tanks and their Project 2025 agenda.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Also at the Swift table were Margaret Qualley and Swift's producer pal Jack Antonoff.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Comic and illusionist Penn Jillette also contributed a biographical essay about his close friend, and another pal, comedy roast specialist Jeff Ross, came up with the album title, and one side of the double album is etched with a reproduction of Gilbert’s artwork, Chico Needed the Money.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
The red dots didn’t come from two rifles but from Jesse’s (Aaron Paul) old pals Badger (Matt Jones) and Skinny Pete (Charles Baker), who Walt has paid handsomely (but far less than two hitmen would cost) to aim laser pointers into the Schwartz house.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Rather than gunning from his gut, Trump had reams of drafted ideas at the ready thanks to his pals in Washington’s back-hall think tanks and their Project 2025 agenda.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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