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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Southampton Hospital’s gala — the 67th Annual Summer Party — went full Moroccan fantasy under a tent on Wickapogue Road.
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Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
After steadily rolling out some of its gala heavy-hitters, the New York Film Festival has today announced its full main slate lineup, including new films from Claire Denis, Park Chan-wook, Noah Baumbach, Kathryn Bigelow, Kahlil Joseph, Joachim Trier, Ira Sachs, and many more.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
The 47th annual gala raised money to benefit the Seacrest Village Resident Assistance Fund, which provides help with health care and supportive services to senior citizens in need.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The nonprofit Culture for One will be honoring Bergdorf Goodman with the Inspiration Award at its annual gala this fall.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
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Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
After steadily rolling out some of its gala heavy-hitters, the New York Film Festival has today announced its full main slate lineup, including new films from Claire Denis, Park Chan-wook, Noah Baumbach, Kathryn Bigelow, Kahlil Joseph, Joachim Trier, Ira Sachs, and many more.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
The 47th annual gala raised money to benefit the Seacrest Village Resident Assistance Fund, which provides help with health care and supportive services to senior citizens in need.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The nonprofit Culture for One will be honoring Bergdorf Goodman with the Inspiration Award at its annual gala this fall.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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