galling

Example Sentences

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The most galling part is how rarely they do.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

The most galling part of this defeat is what it could have done to Australia.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

The concurrent spending on infrastructure was particularly galling to female athletes and some alumni, according to SwimSwam.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

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

For Galton, the inadequacy may have felt particularly galling because he too had been meant to become a giant.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee