sal
noun
salt.
sal
1 American
[sal]
/ sæl /
noun
Chiefly Pharmacology.
sals
plural
Sal
2
American
[sal]
/ sæl /
noun
sal
British
/ sæl /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sal
< Latin sāl; see salt 1
Example Sentences
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“We had one obvious big mistake — I fell on the sal — so that’s something we’re not happy about, but the rest we can be pretty proud of.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Ye salbe blessit quhen men sal curse you, and sal persew you, and sal say al euil aganis you leand, for me.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
These early routes were created gradually, bit by bit, to move supplies between settlements – the most important of which was sal, salt, produced in salt pans on both coasts from both oceans.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2020
He performed the triple flip, quad sal triple toe, triple Salchow, triple axel, and double toe loop flawlessly.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2018
After she had had some sal volatile and sat still for a few minutes, she said the re was nothing he matter with her except a few bruises.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
Sal left the Netherlands for the U.S. decades ago, attracted by the country’s entrepreneurial opportunities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Italy's Sal Da Vinci delivered a sweetly nostalgic slice of 70s disco, with a song dedicated to his wife, Per Sempre, which came fifth.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
“The real-estate market is likely to remain held back by high home prices and mortgage rates for a while longer,” said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
Soon, Beatnix got her yoga certification and a couple of her goth friends, Sal Santoro and Popi Mavros, offered the backroom of their Burbank-based occult store, the Crooked Path.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
The first thing I notice is Karly and Sal at the side, arms folded, glaring at me as if I was a piece of dirt they’d just found on their shoes.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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