galled
Example Sentences
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What galled her most: the bruin stole her favorite biscotti.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
All these decades later, a wide swath of the public today continues to be baffled and occasionally galled by Pollock, just as it didn’t get Serra for years.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
His new coach with the Clippers, Tyronn Lue, called it a performance that left him “intrigued by what I saw” — and just as galled by what he didn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 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
She was right, he knew, though it galled him that she would make that decision 1 should never have come to the ball, he realized belatedly.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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