Examples of galling in a Sentence
This is a galling defeat. her holier-than-thou attitude is galling
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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 Especially galling is how the state Democratic Party has done next to nothing to help Latinos become household names who can win. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for galling
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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 Especially galling is how the state Democratic Party has done next to nothing to help Latinos become household names who can win. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for galling
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“Galling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/galling. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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