Examples of galling in a Sentence
This is a galling defeat.
her holier-than-thou attitude is galling
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But Curb Your Enthusiasm knows how galling Larry is.
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
But what is most galling about this situation is the media’s new blame-deflection game, with only a few exceptions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
In crypto, money is fast, loose, and digitally native—properties that have made his personal dealings in the industry even more galling, and potentially more vulnerable to outside sway.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
In the most galling but predictable sense, that same scoreline would be repeated, only in Newcastle’s favour.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
But what is most galling about this situation is the media’s new blame-deflection game, with only a few exceptions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
In crypto, money is fast, loose, and digitally native—properties that have made his personal dealings in the industry even more galling, and potentially more vulnerable to outside sway.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
In the most galling but predictable sense, that same scoreline would be repeated, only in Newcastle’s favour.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Galling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galling. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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