Alabama
American Library Association
ˌä-(ˌ)lä 
ˌä-lə,
ˌa-lə
variants
or less commonly a la
: in the manner of
walking with a swagger à la John Wayne
Examples of ala in a Sentence
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 May 2025
There was the initial a la carte menu that included the table-side duck presentation.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
David Letterman was lifted in the air, a la Jennifer Grey, by Michael Strahan in an effort to promote IndyCar racing.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
From on-trend butter nails to XXL lengths a la the Coachella crowd.
—Maria Goldbach, Vogue, 9 May 2025
Deep within Cheyenne Mountain, a la Stargate, a much more old fashioned version of science fiction, construction has been secretly going on.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
If that pizza was Open Kitchen’s pizza a la Greque, then the Queen City was all the better for it.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
The two films shown at the Chinese Saturday were shown using actual VistaVision projectors, of which only a few exist in the world, which are equipped to run large-format prints that run through the projection system horizontally, a la modern-day Imax.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
One four course menu is featured at dinner each night; breakfast and lunch are a la carte.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Preposition
The Blue Origin space cadet assembled her bride tribe for a getaway to Paris, a la Miss Emily, to celebrate her soon-to-be husband, Jeff Bezos, and the squad is nothing short of girl bosses.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 May 2025
There was the initial a la carte menu that included the table-side duck presentation.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
David Letterman was lifted in the air, a la Jennifer Grey, by Michael Strahan in an effort to promote IndyCar racing.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
From on-trend butter nails to XXL lengths a la the Coachella crowd.
—Maria Goldbach, Vogue, 9 May 2025
Deep within Cheyenne Mountain, a la Stargate, a much more old fashioned version of science fiction, construction has been secretly going on.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
If that pizza was Open Kitchen’s pizza a la Greque, then the Queen City was all the better for it.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
The two films shown at the Chinese Saturday were shown using actual VistaVision projectors, of which only a few exist in the world, which are equipped to run large-format prints that run through the projection system horizontally, a la modern-day Imax.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
One four course menu is featured at dinner each night; breakfast and lunch are a la carte.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Ala.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ala. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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2 of 3 abbreviation
alanine; alanyl
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