Examples of galling in a Sentence
This is a galling defeat.
her holier-than-thou attitude is galling
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Last season was far more galling, losing 3-0 in an FA Cup semi-final to Crystal Palace.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Holdbacks, lawyer fees and smaller checks What is especially galling, some victims said, is that their compensation for years of fighting for justice will boil down to a day’s pay for a Purdue attorney like Huebner, who charges $2,935 an hour.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
What is especially galling, some victims said, is that their compensation for years of fighting for justice will boil down to a day’s pay for a Purdue attorney like Huebner, who charges $2,935 an hour.
—Craig R. McCoy, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2026
Early reviews of the series, including ours from Ben Travers, pointed out some of the more galling characterizations of Hannah within the show.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2026
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Holdbacks, lawyer fees and smaller checks What is especially galling, some victims said, is that their compensation for years of fighting for justice will boil down to a day’s pay for a Purdue attorney like Huebner, who charges $2,935 an hour.
—Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
What is especially galling, some victims said, is that their compensation for years of fighting for justice will boil down to a day’s pay for a Purdue attorney like Huebner, who charges $2,935 an hour.
—Craig R. McCoy, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2026
Early reviews of the series, including ours from Ben Travers, pointed out some of the more galling characterizations of Hannah within the show.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Galling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galling. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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