How to Use gala in a Sentence

gala

noun
Definition of galanext
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  • The cruise will span 155 nights, and kicks off with a gala in San Diego.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 5 Nov. 2022
  • An awards gala will take place that year to reveal the winner.
    — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The event’s annual awards gala will take place on Aug. 20.
    — William Earl, Variety, 18 July 2023
  • Utah Live Bands was hired to put on a second gala and tried to get paid for five months.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Russell picked a Loewe gown for the 2024 gala, which featured a stiff, wood-like bodice.
    — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
  • From black-tie galas to 1,000 gay men in jockstraps on Fire Island.
    — Helen Mitsios, SPIN, 16 May 2024
  • The gala, which costs nearly $400 a plate, has always sold out far in advance.
    — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 4 Mar. 2023
  • From black-tie galas to elevated movie nights, here are nine of the best spots to watch the ball drop in NYC this year.
    — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2023
  • This year’s gala featured a spring theme, as flowers adorned the ballroom.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
  • Part of Galanthus, their genus name, is derived from the Greek word gala, meaning milk.
    — Irene Richardson, Country Living, 1 Jan. 2023
  • TikTok is the gala’s sponsor this year, with support from Loewe.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Williams and Neville are confirmed to attend the gala screening in London.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
  • These end up being the only glimpses inside the gala to scroll through before common folk hit the hay.
    — Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 6 May 2024
  • Spain's Queen Letizia once again proved her status as one of the world's most stylish royals while hosting a gala this week.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2023
  • The award was presented at a gala in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 10.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Kelsey's stylist, Danielle Goldberg, shared a photo of the star before the event (her bright red manicure is gala ready).
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 8 May 2023
  • Down the street, Cipriani is open for galas in the former National City Bank building.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The film had a successful world premiere screening on Tuesday at a gala in Bangkok.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The groundbreaking is scheduled on the same day as the Rep's annual fundraising gala, the Curtain Call Ball.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Dancing until midnight with music by James Gang capped off the gala.
    — U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2023
  • But Wintour has been partial to giving Kardashian a showcase at the gala over the past 10 years.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The auction will be conducted online by Sotheby's, ahead of a gala at Pace Gallery.
    — Town & Country, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Davis' annual gala is hard to gain entry or an invite to.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr., BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The big conversation point for you this year is that this gala is coming back after three years.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The gala featured performances by Wonho, The Jets and 98 Degrees.
    — Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Boodles also threw an evening gala on the Stoke Park grounds for roughly 40 of its top customers Wednesday night.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 July 2023
  • Tiles can be purchased with gala tickets or separately for kids and adults to paint.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • The day began with a luncheon where Metro met with the city’s civic leaders and ended with the Leslie Joanne Soirée, a gala honoring 250 of the city’s single mothers.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Greenwell pegged the cost of the expansion to be between $15 million and $17 million, with the school’s annual gala set for late April set to raise funds for the project.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The Work Project wasn’t about galas or red carpets; instead, their construction work kept them busy swinging hammers and driving nails.
    — Sally Susman, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024

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