1
: a festive celebration
especially
: a public entertainment marking a special occasion
2
capitalized
: a medium-sized apple with crisp yellowish-white sweet flesh and a red skin or a golden skin with red striping
gala
adjective
Examples of gala in a Sentence
a grand gala celebrating the town's centennial
attended the gala celebrating the reopening of the museum
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In October 2008, Fonda and Redford, who founded the Sundance Institute, caught up at the Sundance gala dinner in New York City.
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Michael Keaton paid respects to the late Charlie Kirk at Investigative Reporters and Editors’ 50th anniversary gala on Monday night, while also speaking on the gun violence that took his life.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Bocelli will perform at the gala.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Michael Keaton paid respects to the late Charlie Kirk at Investigative Reporters and Editors’ 50th anniversary gala on Monday night, while also speaking on the gun violence that took his life.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Bocelli will perform at the gala.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
What is the function of a gala, then, in the context of this work?
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gala
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“Gala.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gala. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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