gall
noun
galled
Example Sentences
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Many were particularly galled about a provision in the U.S. plan that extended amnesty for actions taken by all parties during the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
All these decades later, a wide swath of the public today continues to be baffled and occasionally galled by Pollock, just as it didn’t get Serra for years.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
The block on calls using the popular WhatsApp, FaceTime and Skype applications has particularly galled UAE residents who were separated from families and friends by restrictions during the pandemic.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021
But many in the administration were galled by claims that they had failed to take aggressive action to stop evictions.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
It galled me, not being able to recall its real name, as I had read it in Rhetoric and Logic just a few days ago.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
