gala opening
Example Sentences
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The novelty of a concrete pier was celebrated in a September 1909 gala opening, with a playlet starring Queen Santa Monica and Rex Neptune.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Those attending Thursday night’s gala opening similarly had to offer a negative test result in the last 24 hours.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021
Even by the lowered standards of a gala opening, though, this “Samson” was dim and inert.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 4, 2018
The sense of wistfulness was unmistakeable at the recent gala opening of an exhibit of photos from Kennedy’s life and career at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
From The Guardian • May 29, 2017
Everywhere she saw well-to-do and prominent persons who had turned out for the gala opening.
From Whispering Walls by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
