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Examples of gal in a Sentence
Noun (1)
after years of dating, Fred finally asked his gal to marry him
Recent Examples on the Web
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 May 2024
After all, a gal’s gotta stick to her guns in the Wild Wild West (Village).
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Quirky and wacky scenarios the gals find themselves in – like Jess’ misunderstanding with a dumb jock at a frat house and Hannah’s embarrassment over Greg’s prom-posal – aren’t particularly funny.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 3 May 2024
Forde re-posted a video shared by another individual who seemingly also attended the festivities, in which Rihanna could be seen standing to the right of the birthday gal at the restaurant as Forde blew out the candles on her birthday cake.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
See the 'Two-headed gal' Tips for feeding hummingbirds According to the National Audubon Society, native, flowering plants are the best food source for hummingbirds.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
But Coulter was quick to divert from big business to champion small ones and the proverbial little guys and gals — those struggling to pay for education after high school, or to rent or buy homes, or to start small businesses.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
To them, Marilyn Monroe is not the gal who always gets the sticky end of the lollipop and finds love anyway.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Here's a recap of how the premiere went down for our local gal.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Co-director Jared Hess knew that Howard, the five-time Grammy winner best known as the frontwoman of the celebrated rock band Alabama Shakes, was their gal.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 May 2024
After all, a gal’s gotta stick to her guns in the Wild Wild West (Village).
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Quirky and wacky scenarios the gals find themselves in – like Jess’ misunderstanding with a dumb jock at a frat house and Hannah’s embarrassment over Greg’s prom-posal – aren’t particularly funny.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 3 May 2024
Forde re-posted a video shared by another individual who seemingly also attended the festivities, in which Rihanna could be seen standing to the right of the birthday gal at the restaurant as Forde blew out the candles on her birthday cake.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
See the 'Two-headed gal' Tips for feeding hummingbirds According to the National Audubon Society, native, flowering plants are the best food source for hummingbirds.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
But Coulter was quick to divert from big business to champion small ones and the proverbial little guys and gals — those struggling to pay for education after high school, or to rent or buy homes, or to start small businesses.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
To them, Marilyn Monroe is not the gal who always gets the sticky end of the lollipop and finds love anyway.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Here's a recap of how the premiere went down for our local gal.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Gal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gal. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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