Examples of galling in a Sentence
This is a galling defeat.
her holier-than-thou attitude is galling
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To shelve something this vital for so many years feels not just galling but daft.
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 31 Jan. 2026
Bandwagon fandom truthers may find this especially galling.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The fact their taxes help support those practices is particularly galling.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
What’s particularly galling is that many who reap Wall Street trading largesse are quick to point the finger at others over unethical behavior.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 31 Jan. 2026
Bandwagon fandom truthers may find this especially galling.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The fact their taxes help support those practices is particularly galling.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
What’s particularly galling is that many who reap Wall Street trading largesse are quick to point the finger at others over unethical behavior.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for galling
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“Galling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galling. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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