gall

“That young man had the gall to say, ‘You played hacky sack?’” the 46-year-old laughed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

And then he has the gall to justify his expenses by saying that we do need two cars.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

When Johnson underwent anesthesia for a gall bladder operation, Moyers was given responsibility to decide whether then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey should take over the president’s powers in the event of a crisis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

Two police officers attended at about 19:20 and had assessed his death as "non-suspicious" on account of an operation wound from recent gall bladder surgery.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

Olanna had thought he would realize that her father only wanted to gall him and show how unimpressed he was by a senior lecturer from Nsukka.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Above the books hangs a swath of raw linen adorned with oak galls — scabs shed from the trees Argote passes on routine walks in her neighborhood of Boyle Heights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

But as much as it galls me to admit it, these gems don't always hold up to adult scrutiny.

From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2022

Another dogwood leaf may be in service to a different insect altogether: the gall midge, Parallelodiplosis subtruncata, a mosquito-like fly that makes blister galls.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

One common symptom is hyperplasia, the abnormal proliferation of cells that causes the appearance of plant tumors known as galls.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Alum, lime, oak galls, urine, ashes, tallow, and stale beer — these are the tools of my trade.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

Many were particularly galled about a provision in the U.S. plan that extended amnesty for actions taken by all parties during the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

He was galled that he was being asked to reconnect with a psychiatrist, saying that he would not have needed to do so if Keck had not dragged its feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

The block on calls using the popular WhatsApp, FaceTime and Skype applications has particularly galled UAE residents who were separated from families and friends by restrictions during the pandemic.

From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021

The ban levied last week by a pair of the world’s richest and most powerful companies galled supporters of free elections and free expression.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021

The army was mutinous; the factory workers galled; inflation ran amok.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

To the U.A.E., this was especially galling because several OPEC+ states were routinely falling short of their production targets.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

What is especially galling, some victims said, is that their compensation for years of fighting for justice will boil down to a day’s pay for a Purdue attorney like Huebner, who charges $2,935 an hour.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

The most galling part was that in Zenica, near Sarajevo, on Tuesday, the Italians had scored first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

It has been particularly galling, Williamson said, because "confidence was starting to build a little bit" in the sector.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

Tyrion had made a practice of ignoring the sellsword's frequent insolences, but tonight he found it galling.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin