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
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 Cora Marsland
All were anticipating a really splendid gala day on the morrow, with gaieties, festivities, balls, receptions, concerts, levees, everything that society deems life worth living for to follow.
From By Right of Sword by Arthur W. (Arthur Williams) Marchmont
That was a gala day for the three lads.
From Dorothy on a House Boat by Evelyn Raymond
