gala
festive; festal; showy: Her birthday parties were always gala occasions.
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment: a gala featuring opera stars in their most famous scenes.
festal pomp or dress.
Origin of gala
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How to use gala in a sentence
There were several private event bookings, the annual fundraising gala, and gift shop sales through a partnership with a local retailer.
The financial crisis for US arts organizations has not been distributed evenly | Karen Ho | October 23, 2020 | QuartzIn 2016, I attended an American Alpine Club gala with leaders of the outdoor community.
How Outdoor Companies Can Back Up Their DEI Pledges | Kai Lightner | September 23, 2020 | Outside OnlineSay “charity gala” and what immediately comes to mind are men in suits, women with pearls, and a stuffy hotel ballroom with a dance band.
How nonprofits are catering to millennials and rethinking the charity gala for younger generations | Rachel King | September 7, 2020 | FortuneNot all nonprofits can afford to hire events professionals to throw their galas, though Chenault mentions this industry is underutilized by nonprofits.
How nonprofits are catering to millennials and rethinking the charity gala for younger generations | Rachel King | September 7, 2020 | FortuneOver the past two years, Time has held high ambitions of expanding its Time 100 awards program from a magazine special and a gala to an events and membership franchise.
‘A blueprint for what is going to happen’: Time’s Time 100 franchise on track to double revenue in 2020 | Kayleigh Barber | September 3, 2020 | Digiday
And with the variety we have at the gala — Thom Browne, Sarah Burton, Carolina Herrera — those are three very different worlds.
You got a lot of publicity for having your butt grabbed on the red carpet at the Met gala.
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity | Caryn James | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe only YouTube videos of her are paparazzi-style entrances and exits at gala events and business meetings.
Could Silvio Berlusconi’s Daughter Take Over Italy, Too? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | May 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWylie and I speak at the Figure Skating in Harlem gala on April 7, an annual event that raises money for the nonprofit.
Figure Skater Michelle Kwan Chases Gold in Rhode Island’s Gubernatorial Race | Nicholas McCarvel | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome of the biggest names in corporate America were celebrated at the gala event, including AT&T, Viacom, Nike, and Boeing.
I intended to meet you at Oakland and take you directly up to Lumalitas, where everything was to have been in gala array.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThus, on April 15, 1112, the bourgeois merchants and artisans of the city of Laon were in gala since early morning.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueOne evening the court was to attend a gala performance to be given in the Tuileries.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneBut the great gala-days were the theatrical performances which took place twice a week.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherShining silver buttons set off a coat which plainly belonged to his gala suit.
Maezli | Johanna Spyri
British Dictionary definitions for gala
/ (ˈɡɑːlə, ˈɡeɪlə) /
a celebration; festive occasion
(as modifier): a gala occasion
mainly British a sporting occasion involving competitions in several events: a swimming gala
Origin of gala
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