How to Use pal in a Sentence

pal

noun
  • Come on—be a pal and lend me the money.
  • We've been pals since we were kids.
  • Went to karaoke bars with her pals.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Serve this plucky spritz to a crowd of pals.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Zara had a group of pals and grooms with her.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 1 June 2026
  • Not for me, but for my pal Phil.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Wood, whose home is just a few streets away, is one such pal.
    — Zoey Goto, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
  • Guys wanted to be his best pal.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Creative’s one word for it, pal.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • For now, there’s no shiny new pal that will fix my parents’ lives.
    — Kat McGowan, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Heid’s pals are Arch’s pals and vice versa.
    — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There’s also a role in here that your pal Ethan would kill for.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Her son’s playdate pal is at the park with a bunch of other kids.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Pulisic also plays online chess with pals.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
  • Head to the mountain your pals are skiing and camp out in a great spot.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Paola says Teddy gets along well with his pack of pals.
    — Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
  • This is also a two-seater so that kids can ride with their best pal as co-captain.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Nov. 2023
  • While his pal was skipped over, Urie was chosen for testing.
    — Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Some of the money might wind up in the pockets of Leo and his pals.
    — Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
  • Tuck in there early and your skiing pals will sing your praises.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Joined by its fellow soft herb pals, oregano and chives, basil brightens up this easy cheese spread.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
  • Harmon loved the idea, and the two hired their 101 pals to work with them.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
  • These cleaning pals can often be thrown in the washer and hung out to dry.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
  • Chee heads to the place where Billie and her new pal have been hanging out.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But the two warmly chatted like pals whose friendship goes back a long way.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • David Letterman ranks among those few pals.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Wear it as a one-and-done travel outfit, to chill around the house, or for brunch with pals.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 23 May 2026
  • But my longtime pals, baby boomers all, are thinning out.
    — David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • As my girlfriend, my lady friend, my pillow pal?
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Sharma’s pals didn’t return texts.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025

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