How to Use gala in a Sentence
gala
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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 -
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 -
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 -
This fall, the nonprofit also will hold its New York gala to mark its 25th anniversary.
— Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2023 -
At the Super Supper and Auction annual school gala, the video was projected up on a large screen.
— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024 -
The inductees will be feted at a gala and awards ceremony at Villa Olivia in Bartlett next year.
— Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023 -
Schedule highlights for New York Bartender Week range from a private opening gala to an invite-only media and trade symposium.
— Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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