gala day
Example Sentences
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It was a gala day, with President Ronald Reagan on hand to congratulate Petty, perhaps his finest hour in a career stuffed with celebrations.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2017
Because this is the school's gala day, Old Etonians the world over celebrate it with alumni dinners.
From Time Magazine Archive
But it is a gala day rather than a day of business.
From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various
Race-day was the Ridge gala day; the day upon which men, women, and children gave themselves up to the whole-hearted, joyous excitement of an outing.
From The Black Opal by Prichard, Katharine Susannah
He seemed conscious that this was a gala day, and that it behooved him to deport himself as became a respectable family horse.
From The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Marsland, Cora
