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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China is hosting a reception following the parade, and an evening gala.
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Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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The annual amfAR gala supports the Foundation for AIDS Research’s efforts to find a cure for HIV/AIDS.
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The gala will be hosted by Zuleyka Rivera, Miss Universe 2006, and Nicaraguan journalist Iván Taylor, who has worked for Telemundo, Univision and CBS.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Good chompers are important for many reasons, including as a key to good digestion, but at an event of the social and professional heft as an amfAR gala, where the eating is quite secondary to the flitting about, fine chompers are the go-to fashion accessory.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The annual amfAR gala supports the Foundation for AIDS Research’s efforts to find a cure for HIV/AIDS.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
The gala will be hosted by Zuleyka Rivera, Miss Universe 2006, and Nicaraguan journalist Iván Taylor, who has worked for Telemundo, Univision and CBS.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 2 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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