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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Meanwhile, Nicola Coughlan supports Bowen Yang at The Wedding Banquet opening gala in London, and Pedro Pascal looks as handsome as ever in Oakland, California.
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Cheers to Change 2025: A charity gala hosted by the Victim Service Center of Central Florida.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
The evening will also include a performance by Duran Duran, marking their return to the gala for the first time since 2013.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Tantoo Cardinal will receive the Equity in Entertainment Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Canada gala in Toronto on May 29.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Cheers to Change 2025: A charity gala hosted by the Victim Service Center of Central Florida.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
The evening will also include a performance by Duran Duran, marking their return to the gala for the first time since 2013.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Tantoo Cardinal will receive the Equity in Entertainment Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Canada gala in Toronto on May 29.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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