as in woman
a female romantic companion
after years of dating, Fred finally asked his gal to marry him
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Recent Examples of gal
The good guys and gals prevailed but not without their headquarters sustaining major damage during the attack.
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The Deadline Tv Team, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Whether Mom’s a G&T kinda gal or likes a martini, this gin delivers versatility.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Sergeant Chen, though, whipped her team into shape when Miles’ (Deric Augustine) first date with a gal from an app turned into him being chased by members of the Eastern Front.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 May 2025
Ben knows those guys and gals, but his experiences in these mountains are decidedly more down to Earth.
—Outside Online, 23 Apr. 2025
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The Deadline Tv Team, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Whether Mom’s a G&T kinda gal or likes a martini, this gin delivers versatility.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Sergeant Chen, though, whipped her team into shape when Miles’ (Deric Augustine) first date with a gal from an app turned into him being chased by members of the Eastern Front.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 May 2025
Ben knows those guys and gals, but his experiences in these mountains are decidedly more down to Earth.
—Outside Online, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gal
Noun
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An actor recently spoke out against a Mesa college professor under investigation after students accused him of encouraging women to strip for a class assignment.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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Taro Sakamoto, the protagonist of Sakamoto Days, is a former hitman who walked away from a life of crime to marry a woman named Aoi and live a normal life.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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That same year, Pryor also had son Franklin Mason — who now goes by Mason Pryor — with girlfriend Geraldine Mason. Pryor — who was unafraid of confronting his personal struggles, including substance abuse, in his work — frequently left home to tour.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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His real-life girlfriend Monica Barbaro has been cast as OpenAI’s CTO Mira Murati who was among the board members who fired Altman.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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King Charles has used the gesture of affection to address the first lady of France in the past as well.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Actually, one of the other great inspirations for me was Mary Poppins — not the film, but the person, the lady.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gal. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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