This is a galling defeat.
her holier-than-thou attitude is galling
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But what is most galling about this situation is the media’s new blame-deflection game, with only a few exceptions.—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 In crypto, money is fast, loose, and digitally native—properties that have made his personal dealings in the industry even more galling, and potentially more vulnerable to outside sway.—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025 In the most galling but predictable sense, that same scoreline would be repeated, only in Newcastle’s favour.—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 The answer is galling: Vlachodimos’ cost in the club’s books came to £22.8m. That puts him 12th on the list of Newcastle’s most expensive signings.—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for galling
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