galling

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The most galling part is how rarely they do.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Ocasek’s disregard of his bandmates was particularly galling to Orr, Ocasek’s partner of more than 20 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Garfield is all galling charisma and Edebiri is in some pallid register, like a Victorian ghost that you’re not sure whether to fear.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

The other men desired me, therefore, to write to Major Byrd as an intermediary and ask that he rectify this galling practice.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson