"what a gathering" is a grammatically correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
It can be used as an interjection to express surprise or admiration at the size of a group of people or things. Example: I opened the door and saw hundreds of people—what a gathering!.
"This archive is intended to be a gentle gathering of many of the products the team has designed over the years," said Ive, not elaborating on what a "gentle gathering of products" is.
It doesn't take much imagination to consider what a data gathering behemoth like Facebook might like to do with this kind of technology — even if it can only make use of it when its own app is open and running on the device.
But the national news media came running to this far West Texas outpost, praising what became a gathering of cosmic cowboys, chili-heads and desert rats.
It also explains why a distinguished audience is invited ("what an extraordinary gathering," gushed Jeffrey Sachs, opening his first lecture yesterday), even if we can't see any of them.
"So what?" Netanyahu told a gathering of supporters last December.
In the Free Syrian Army, the government faces what is surely a gathering threat.
Rather, he argued that the project is commendable for what it represents: a gathering place on the waterfront that respects the old building but brings new uses.
With what sounds like a gathering of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff reggae, Erika Badu phrasings, Joan Armatrading and Suzanne Vega acoustic guitar strumming, and Tracy Chapman lyrical sensibilities, the album Asa immediately grabs you and respectfully requests you pay attention.
WHAT good would a gathering of literary types be if it didn't coincide with a little acrimony and rancour?
Rembrandt's "Night Watch" captures what would today be a gathering of National Guardsmen.
