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
Synonyms
Examples of gala in a Sentence
a grand gala celebrating the town's centennial
attended the gala celebrating the reopening of the museum
Recent Examples on the Web
Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, Bad Bunny and Anna Wintour will serve as the gala’s co-chairs while the honorary chairs are creative director of Loewe Jonathan Anderson and TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
TikTok is the gala’s sponsor this year, with support from Loewe.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
The annual gala will also honor a label, with the first being Atlantic Records, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
The season will also include the aria gala, featuring young artists performing opera arias, at 6 p.m. June 22 at Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall, 5585 Morehouse Drive in Sorrento Mesa.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
During the opening night gala of the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival, Sher was joined by Travolta, 70, Thurman, 53, Keitel, 84, Jackson, 75, Stoltz, 62, and Arquette, 64.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
But Wintour has been partial to giving Kardashian a showcase at the gala over the past 10 years.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Just more than three months after their sprint to the altar, in a gala ceremony televised live on ABC, the widower and his new bride are breaking up.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson acted as the night’s honorary chairs, alongside gala chairs businesswoman and philanthropist Jamie Alexander Tisch, environmentalist Kelly Chapman Meyer, philanthropist Quinn Ezralow, and Anastasia Beverly Hills CEO and founder Anastasia Soare.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
TikTok is the gala’s sponsor this year, with support from Loewe.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
The annual gala will also honor a label, with the first being Atlantic Records, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
The season will also include the aria gala, featuring young artists performing opera arias, at 6 p.m. June 22 at Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall, 5585 Morehouse Drive in Sorrento Mesa.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
During the opening night gala of the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival, Sher was joined by Travolta, 70, Thurman, 53, Keitel, 84, Jackson, 75, Stoltz, 62, and Arquette, 64.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
But Wintour has been partial to giving Kardashian a showcase at the gala over the past 10 years.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Just more than three months after their sprint to the altar, in a gala ceremony televised live on ABC, the widower and his new bride are breaking up.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson acted as the night’s honorary chairs, alongside gala chairs businesswoman and philanthropist Jamie Alexander Tisch, environmentalist Kelly Chapman Meyer, philanthropist Quinn Ezralow, and Anastasia Beverly Hills CEO and founder Anastasia Soare.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Gala.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gala. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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