galas

plural of gala

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of galas Better known for its sunnier festival galas at Cannes and Venice, amfAR lands in London for the first time on Friday night with a dinner and auction at the Chancery Rosewood hotel and local girl Joely Richardson on hosting duties. Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025 Johnson is a familiar face at the LFF, having screened his two previous Knives Out flicks as festival galas; however, the wider LFF lineup, the third pieced together by BFI Festivals Director Kristy Matheson, is anything but safe. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 Van Dyke clearly has done something right, making it to 99 years old and staying spry enough to attend buzzy charity galas and become a verified gym bro. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025 Krewes being the social organizations whose members build floats and create costumes and host the parades, parties and galas that make up Mardi Gras, but also holidays like Christmas, Easter and Halloween. Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025 Across the Oscars, the BAFTAs, and the SAG awards, glitzy galas, and glam expeditions to Paris to promote The Substance, Moore and her stylist Brad Goreski delighted in gold and sparkles. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 Photographing stars from David Harbor to Sarah Michelle Gellar, Young was a familiar face at Hollywood premieres, galas and awards show red carpets. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 Traditional outreach, like direct mail or high-cost galas, has become irrelevant. Yuriy Boyechko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 The headline galas are jam-packed with Hollywood’s top talent. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galas
Noun
  • Earlier this year, the short took home multiple awards across various festivals including the Golden Gate Mid-Length Film Award from the San Francisco Film Festival, Best Drama Short from Out on Film in Atlanta, and both the Canal+ and audience awards at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An artillery shell fired as part of the Marine Corps’ 250-year anniversary celebrations prematurely detonated over Interstate 5 in California Saturday, striking a patrol vehicle with shrapnel, according to the California Highway Patrol.
    Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Over the next two days the celebrations continue as people host gatherings and visit family and friends to celebrate the new year.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The couple kept the festivities unpretentious and focused on love, family and the beauty of their surroundings.
    Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Live painter Hiring an artist to capture the festivities can be a truly unique feature.
    Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

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