Examples of galling in a Sentence
This is a galling defeat.
her holier-than-thou attitude is galling
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Initially, something about Too Much’s insistence on citing rom-coms in its episode titles while so stubbornly resisting romance felt galling to me.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 July 2025
At first idly, then with what appears to be solicitude, and finally with the glee of a cat cornering a mouse before killing it, Gustav pokes into Adi’s professional failures, connecting them to Tekla’s galling success.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The more negative scenario — military actions by two foreign nations causing economic trouble in the U.S. — would be an especially galling development for Trump.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 June 2025
But Curb Your Enthusiasm knows how galling Larry is.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 July 2025
At first idly, then with what appears to be solicitude, and finally with the glee of a cat cornering a mouse before killing it, Gustav pokes into Adi’s professional failures, connecting them to Tekla’s galling success.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The more negative scenario — military actions by two foreign nations causing economic trouble in the U.S. — would be an especially galling development for Trump.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 June 2025
But Curb Your Enthusiasm knows how galling Larry is.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
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 22 Jul. 2025.
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