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
The festival’s headline gala screenings will showcase a range of high-profile films.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
At last year's fashion show and awards gala, Kelly Rowland earned the Fashion Icon Award, while A$AP Rocky took home the Virgil Abloh Award.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
If the court blocks the volunteers from using the Swan Ball name, the volunteer group has told multiple outlets, the group will simply organize a white-tie gala under a different name.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
Broccoli was among some 150 guests at the gala dinner at the Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti in Venice, alongside Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore, CAA agent Maha Dakhil and top lawyer and former 2022 Qatar World Cup chief Hassan Al-Thawadi as well as a host of Arab world cinema professionals.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
At last year's fashion show and awards gala, Kelly Rowland earned the Fashion Icon Award, while A$AP Rocky took home the Virgil Abloh Award.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
If the court blocks the volunteers from using the Swan Ball name, the volunteer group has told multiple outlets, the group will simply organize a white-tie gala under a different name.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
Broccoli was among some 150 guests at the gala dinner at the Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti in Venice, alongside Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore, CAA agent Maha Dakhil and top lawyer and former 2022 Qatar World Cup chief Hassan Al-Thawadi as well as a host of Arab world cinema professionals.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Gala.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gala. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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