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Examples of gala in a Sentence
Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson acted as the night’s honorary chairs, alongside gala chairs businesswoman and philanthropist Jamie Alexander Tisch, environmentalist Kelly Chapman Meyer, philanthropist Quinn Ezralow, and Anastasia Beverly Hills CEO and founder Anastasia Soare.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Find out what the biggest stars of the '80s were up to with throwback photos from Hollywood's bygone era
From stylish nights abroad to glamorous galas back home in Hollywood, April 1981 was star-studded from the start.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in Chicago on June 10.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2024
Ahead of the annual Tribeca Ball gala, The New York Academy of Art had been given a spring clean that Marie Kondo would be proud of.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
With accommodations for the gala events in high demand, early reservations are called for.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
The organization also notes that an opening-night gala reimagined by Vicente — with Christopher Nolan and Kristen Stewart in attendance to receive honorary awards — raised a record $1.5 million this year.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
The Entertainment Community Fund has set its sights on Warner Bros. Television Group for top honors at an upcoming gala in New York City.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2024
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Word History
borrowed from French, borrowed from Spanish, "elegance, pomp, occasion marked by display," borrowed from Middle French gale "festivity, pleasure" — more at gallant entry 1
1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Gala.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gala. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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