galas

plural of gala

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of galas In a year chock-full of museum galas, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ Saturday night soiree was especially star-studded. — Deputy Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Some of the glitziest galas so far include Ink, Wild Horse Nine, Artificial, Paper Tiger, Possible Love, Bunker and La Bola Negra. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 Being Heumann debuted last month at TIFF and screens this week in London as one of the London Film Festival headline galas. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 There are the storied hotels, where afternoon aperitivo stretches indefinitely into dinner and galas are thrown to fête everything and anything. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 The grand ballroom is a popular destination for events like galas and weddings, and smaller suites and meeting rooms are available for reservations. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026 This can enable a nonprofit to diversify funding beyond annual galas or grant cycles. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Maybe, but not every outfit has to be the most exciting, especially after a summer of attending galas and a busy New York Fashion Week. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026 Past galas have taken place in major destinations across the world, including Cannes, Paris, Marbella, London, Geneva, Monaco, Dubai, and Miami. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galas
Noun
  • National election days in the United States of America are biennial festivals of noise over signal.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Atkins continued to tour and play prominent festivals like Detroit’s Movement and Amsterdam’s Dekmantel, often with his daughter, the musician Milan Ariel Atkins.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The cake, decorated with yellow frosting and a white horse at the center and lit with 31 long candles, is seen on a table at the birthday celebrations.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Sunday jazz brunches are something of a local institution, drawing Nairobi families for celebrations—the sign of a great city hotel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The walls of 6330 Brookside Plaza have held festivities since 1985.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Like many members of the Puerto Rican diaspora, my family traveled back to the island for the festivities, alternating each year between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
    — Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026

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“Galas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galas. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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