gall
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Then it has the gall to call it a win for us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
He had been admitted to Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, after initially being admitted for a gall bladder infection.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
The thing that infuriates me most about her, though, is that she has the gall to make me appreciate my own parents more.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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
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
To wear a false name galls me, but nothing else would save me, or get me dear across the width of Orgoreyn to the coast of the Western Sea.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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
Her failure to call 911 galled many, while jokesters dubbed the scene the worst product placement ever.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
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 army was mutinous; the factory workers galled; inflation ran amok.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The loss of Shazeer is particularly galling as it is the second time he has left Google.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
All of that must have been galling to O'Neill.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
And that’s not even the most galling part.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
Even more galling for his rivals was how easy he made it look.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 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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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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