gall
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“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
The bile ducts are small tubes that connect different organs, including the liver and gall bladder, and are part of the digestive system.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
And then he has the gall to justify his expenses by saying that we do need two cars.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
Yet the group’s website has the gall to show both their photos, along with the phrase “Great minds think alike.”
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2024
They were as bitter as gall, but he chewed them anyway, spit them out, and got others.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
What galls her is that “it’s so often the case that a person with a disability has to make themselves indigent in order to qualify for what they need,” Smith said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024
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
Gall insects are everywhere: It is estimated that 1,000 species of gall wasps in North America are responsible for the galls on oaks alone.
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
“It still galls me that you, the least of your pathetic little band of rebels, would be the one to capture me,” she continued.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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
The Miss America tragic brag that it was the single biggest source of scholarship money for women in the United States always galled me to the gills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 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
But many in the administration were galled by claims that they had failed to take aggressive action to stop evictions.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
Her name was April Hall, but she often galled herself April Dawn.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
NATO’s European members have frequently found this galling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The loss of Shazeer is particularly galling as it is the second time he has left Google.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 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
Perhaps the most galling part of Cannon’s order, though, was that she issued it at all.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2026
That she was barred from some journeys and not others was increasingly galling.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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