Examples of galling in a Sentence
This is a galling defeat.
her holier-than-thou attitude is galling
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What’s even more galling is that the Court suggested Musk may have had a right to do so, and that if anyone had a problem with that, well, that’s on them.
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Leah Litman, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent weeks have seen a galling downturn in results, and the numbers in important areas are stark.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
October’s America’s Cup was a galling experience for the billionaire businessman.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The loss will be particularly galling for Świątek, who had match point at 40-30 up but was unable to convert and reach her first Australian Open final.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
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Leah Litman, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent weeks have seen a galling downturn in results, and the numbers in important areas are stark.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
October’s America’s Cup was a galling experience for the billionaire businessman.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The loss will be particularly galling for Świątek, who had match point at 40-30 up but was unable to convert and reach her first Australian Open final.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Galling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galling. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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