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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A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Directed by Kelly Marcel, The Last Dance finds Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his Symbiote pal Venom on the run, hunted by both of their worlds, forcing them to make a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on their last dance.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
From their start, childhood pals John Flansburgh and John Linnell have done things their way.
—Bill Kopp, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
In the short film, Mike comes to find his old pal — but DJ tries to escape once again.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Rather than go for the plucked, plum tone of 1970s R&B bass, Jones welcomed his old pal, jazz bassist Ray Brown, to the proceedings and gave this sweet noir ballad a fluid groove and a slow dancing kick.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Directed by Kelly Marcel, The Last Dance finds Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his Symbiote pal Venom on the run, hunted by both of their worlds, forcing them to make a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on their last dance.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2024
From their start, childhood pals John Flansburgh and John Linnell have done things their way.
—Bill Kopp, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
In the short film, Mike comes to find his old pal — but DJ tries to escape once again.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pal. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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