galling

Example Sentences

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Perhaps the most galling part of Cannon’s order, though, was that she issued it at all.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

The most galling part is how rarely they do.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

As galling as it is to lose three games on home soil, this was an experience England needed before the World Cup.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 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

It is slightly galling to think that we live in a universe that, for the most part, we can’t even see, but there you are.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson