How To Use Humble In A Sentence

Pearce , a Zimbabwean architect living in Melbourne, has been inspired by the humble termite.
Does it feel just a little bit humble? Times, Sunday Times
Choose a white form if you want to add a bit more light to proceedings but, in my humble opinion, speckled purple is the best. Times, Sunday Times
He started his career as a humble peanut farmer.
All went down alike before their charge, my lord and my lady, the Prince of the Blood, and the humblest page who bore his pouncet box. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV

Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Henry Ward Beecher
They go in sheep's russet, many great men that might maintain themselves in cloth of gold, and seem to be dejected, humble by their outward carriage, when as inwardly they are swollen full of pride, arrogancy, and self-conceit. Anatomy of Melancholy
She especially wants to give more people from humble backgrounds a chance of climbing the social ladder. The Sun
England's wars, waged successfully by humble bowmen as well as knights and noblemen, created among all ranks a self-confidence that warmed English hearts.
Tuesday, rose from humble beginnings as a peasant herdboy through stages as a teacher, political prisoner and guerrilla chieftain. ANC Daily News Briefing
There's even a Twitter handle now dedicated to some of the best humble brags out there.
As you know, Bubba, I have no way to ever repay you for your unselfish gift of life you so eagerly gave to me. All I can offer to you is my undying love, my respect, my gratitude and my humble heart.
And it becomes all of us to mourn, and to humble ourselves before him in penitent sorrow. The Nation's Mourning. A Sermon Preached Before the Congregational Church and Society in Green's Farms, Conn., on the Day of the National Fast, Occasioned by the Death of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, June 1st, 1865.
The word was often written in English umbles and humbles. A Bundle of Ballads
And they are a rebuke to cultural pessimists in the West who often feel vindicated by the perfidies of the Muslim world but could stand, on occasion, to be humbled by examples of its courage. The Face of Pakistan's Courage
I thought I should have fainted; but a torrent of tears recalled the ebbing current of my heart, and I grew proud in fortitude, though humbled in self-love. Memoirs of Mary Robinson
So fie, for shame, and I declare myself rededicated to this humble art, even to the extent of journaling at work.
It probably comes from my very humble origins and a sense of needing to be financially secure. Times, Sunday Times
At the same time one must not miss the subtilty of the context, nor the unpleasant messages that can be conveyed in the humblest of fashions. Not only are they better capitalists, but better peacemakers too? « Antiwar.com Blog
This would be such a female as our already seriously humbled hero could not manhandle as mere booty.
Making someone happy is perhaps the humblest way of approaching happiness.
She was ashamed of her humble background.
Athlete behavior is meant to be exemplary and virtuous and sustain the rags to riches myths of successful sports stars from humble origins.
There, he was humble enough to confess to himself, was a chartless, shoreless sea, about which he knew nothing and which he must nevertheless somehow navigate. Chapter XV
I stand here today humbled works on antithesis, a putting of terms into opposition with each other, whereby stand, apart from connoting the witness stand and stealing some of its sincerity, erects an uprightness to contrast with the lowness of humbled, from the Latin humus, meaning earth. BREAKFAST WITH SOCRATES
She especially wants to give more people from humble backgrounds a chance of climbing the social ladder. The Sun
Kindness is an underrated virtue altogether in my humble opinion.
Flattery, cajolement, humble supplication and the finer maneuvers of tact, all have this in mind. The Foundations of Personality
Experiencing his mercy should humble us, fill us with gratitude, and move us to be merciful toward those around us.
Every year around this time, college admissions officers can be heard humblebragging about how painful it was to reject so many qualified applicants.
Also known as the paragraph mark, the pilcrow, for such a humble, rarely used mark, has a surprisingly complex history.
He was a humble man. Times, Sunday Times
The humble pollack, which is close to a slang word for testicles, will be sold by Sainsbury's as "colin" - pronounced "co-lan," and French for the closely related hake - with packaging inspired by artist Jackson Pollock. Undefined
These may not address their Majesties, but they may stare; nor will it be contested that the attentive circular eyes of the humble domestic creatures are an embellishment to Royal pomp and grandeur, such truly as should one day gain for them an inweaving and figurement -- in the place of bees, ermine tufts, and their various present decorations -- upon the august great robes back-flowing and foaming over the gaspy page-boys. The Egoist
It doesn't usually make for either longevity or real quality, and I hope they continue to turn their attentions to the things that truly interest them and remain unafraid to produce smaller, 'humbler' movies. With True Grit, the Coen brothers have given the western back its teeth
What used to be a humble sweetshop is now a gorgeous boutique hotel right on the beach. The Sun
He started his career as a humble peanut farmer.
Richard Kay, like Nigel Dempster before him, is paid to write a diary about moneyed toffs like David and Sam so that humbler tube-travelling folk can goggle a bit and scowl at their youngers and betters. Tory press defenders of Middle England rail against the toffs
These leaders, unlike Jesus, who was humble and simple, are the affluent lot.
All those from this humble little garden starflower.
Also, humbleness is a good quality to immortalize, especially in these troubled times. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough | clusterflock
Yet this is not all: they are proud still, and therefore they do not seek unto God (Ps.x. 4), or, if they do cry unto him, therefore he does not give answer, for he hears only the desire of the humble (Ps.x. 17) and delivers those by his providence whom he has first by his grace prepared and made fit for deliverance, which we are not if, under humbling afflictions, our hearts remain unhumbled and our pride unmortified. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
Thurgh thyn humblesse, the goost that in thalighte, The Canterbury Tales
In victory they were humble and in defeat superb. The Sun
Take away the 'capi', make him rot in the reserves until he publically apologies to the club and the supporters - his selfish ego loves spreading the dirty laundry in the media, so he can eat humble pie in the same manner. Soccer Blogs - latest posts
And they are humbled by the task of transforming so many ambitious individuals and obstreperous regions into a harmonious but innovative whole.
I am also an un-pubbed writer and, yeah humbled is the word I am feeling right about now in regards to my writing. Blogging with Erin Kellison
This new freedom offers the opportunity of choice and was, in my humble opinion, worth fighting for. Times, Sunday Times
All three are self-made millionaires with humble beginnings. Times, Sunday Times
A labour court in February ordered that the workers be re-instated and the six are back at work but they are refusing to move back into their humble houses on the farm.
He was, indeed, as Dr. Lavendar said, a man of humble mind; and yet with his humbleness was a serene certainty of belief as to his soul's welfare that would have been impossible to John Fenn, who measured every man's chance of salvation by his own theological yardstick, or even to Dr. Lavendar, who thought salvation unmeasurable. The Voice
Whatever be the parts or abilities of men, whatever diligence they may use in the investigation of the truth, whatever disciplinary knowledge they may attain thereby, the Spirit of God never did nor ever will instruct a proud, unhumbled soul in the right knowledge of the Pneumatologia
Her humblesse low, humblesse > humbleness, humility The Faerie Queene — Volume 01
I've learned one thing in this game: If you play long enough, you will be humbled.
In the absence of any clear division between administrative and judicial functions, even the humblest official enjoyed arbitrary power.
Changing tastes in grape variety have also conspired against the humble canned vino.
It is a small, intimate and humble place where a simple congregation once gathered for spiritual sustenance.
The baseline is a humble, positive uplifting of Shona culture and values, which is why guitars, drums and horns take a back seat to the unassuming little mbira finger piano.
After taking on this user interface project, I'm a lot more insightful about design issues and, well, rather humbled by the amount of design savvy I have yet to gain.
In public calamites, when a general drought appears, and cruel wars, or contagious maladies come, we humble ourselves before the power that sent them, and mortify ourselves by abstinence. The physiology of taste; or Transcendental gastronomy. Illustrated by anecdotes of distinguished artists and statesmen of both continents by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Translated from the last Paris edition by Fayette Robinson.
Education transformed his life, moving him far away from his humble beginnings. Times, Sunday Times
Even your humble correspondent succumbed to the spirit of anarchy, but the response my "crudeness" provoked gives me a few suggestions for investigators chasing leads on the recent spate of criminal harassment toward progressive elements. Archive 2005-10-16
These humble people are frequently exploited by their selfish colleagues. Times, Sunday Times
Amidst all that humbles and scathes; amidst all that shatters from their life its verdure, smites to the dust the pomp and summit of their pride, and in the very heart of existence writeth a sudden and "strange defeature," -- they stand erect, -- riven, not uprooted, -- a monument less of pity than of awe! The Disowned — Complete
He has called on a simple and humble life, following the traditions of the Franciscan Order.
Once again they show their contempt for the humble working man and woman. The Sun
He was a humble man. Times, Sunday Times
Some big firms have cut the pay of senior executives in a move to impress on humbler employees that times are tough.
Choose a white form if you want to add a bit more light to proceedings but, in my humble opinion, speckled purple is the best. Times, Sunday Times
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He might have kicked off life from humble beginnings on the tiny sunshine isle of Madeira off the coast of Africa. The Sun
Deadline Day is also the biggest day of the year for the humble fax machine. The Sun
The party's rise also provided an opportunity for people of humble social origins to enter politics.
She rose from humble origins to become a military heroine by the age of 19, although she was ultimately captured and burned at the stake for heresy.
To open oneself up to that introspection is almost the first step to a true religiosity, where you can be honest with yourself and humble in the way I think you have to be in order to be truly religious. A Conversation with Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson
Pardon me should I use the personal pronoun "I" too frequently, as I do not wish to be called egotistical, for I only write of what I saw as an humble private in the rear rank in an infantry regiment, commonly called "webfoot. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show
The Brahmins in India possessed for a long time the theocratical power; that is to say, they held the sovereign authority in the name of Brahma, the son of God; and even in their present humble condition they still believe their character indelible. A Philosophical Dictionary
--- but I humbled myself, and apologised to Redcowl; for, even in my younger days, I was no friend to the monomachia, or duel, and would rather walk with Sir Priest than with Sir Knight --- I care not who knows so much of my valour. The Antiquary
The humble gilet has become the wardrobe staple for a certain kind of woman. Times, Sunday Times
It is, doubtless, in humble imitation of such illustrious examples, that an Irishman of the lowest class, when he means to express that he is a member of a committee, says, _I am a committee_; thus consolidating the power, wisdom, and virtue of a whole committee in his own person. Tales and Novels — Volume 04
I don't have anything against her, but this humblebrag she dropped really annoyed me.
The game grants you omnipotence over an assortment of medieval soldiers, serfs and craftsmen, who are your humble pawns as you bid to establish your reign.
Remember, these were humble tradesmen, not high-powered rabbis or mystics.
Positive emotions produce kind, humble, rational and wise people. Negative emotions create unkind, arrogant, irrational and foolish people. Dr T.P.Chia
The distinction of the Teniers was the extreme fidelity and cleverness with which they copied (but did not explain) the life they knew -- the homeliest, humblest aspect of life. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art
Is saying you need to keep track of six timezones a humblebrag?
Art is about creativity, transmuting the humblest subjects into the sublime.
Their humbler followers , such as partridges, have a like power of strong propulsion, but soon tire.
In size there is the difference between the huge _terminalia_ towering up 200 feet high and the tiny little potentilla; between the atlas moth 12 inches in spread and the hardly discernible midges; between the elephant, massive enough to trample its way through the densest forest, and the humble little mouse peeping out of its hole in the ground. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty
Is there anything more gratifying than accepting a wrongdoer's humble apologies with Queenly dignity and good nature? Times, Sunday Times
The Oscars give us a chance to humblebrag about all the arty movies we saw - or just read about - this year.
They come from humble backgrounds and some are non-literate, but what they all share is a desire to serve others.
Some reports estimate that more than 850 compounds are packed inside the humble bean.
The previous Eccentric Club, started in 1890 by Jack Harrison, a theatrical costumier and the father of popular musical comedy actresses Phyllis Monkman, Dorothy Monkman and Beryl Harrison, from its humble beginnings in Shaftesbury Avenue rose to become one of the most influential artistic and business establishments in Britain as well as one of its most generous charities. Archive 2008-08-01
Tiny rustic villages, with churches humble and unobtrusive, and prominent calvaries, are passed one after the other. Normandy, Illustrated, Complete
He is humble and a true gentleman who makes his choices based on honesty and integrity.
Though she was Abram's wife, and, as such, was obliged to return, yet he calls her Sarai's maid, to humble her. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)
You guys beat the [daylights] out of me, and it kept me humble. A mayor from the past ponders Gray's future
Deadline Day is also the biggest day of the year for the humble fax machine. The Sun
Not for nothing was it once known as "umble" — hence the expression "humble pie. Not For the Lily-Livered
We would probably prefer that the opera star or the sporting hero or the genius be suitably humble, modest, and generally endearing.
Unbeknownst to the vast majority of straphangers, the humble MetroCard is essentially a floppy disk, uniquely identified by a serial number on the flip side.
Neither proud was Kate, nor sycophantishly and falsely humble. Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1
I was overwhelmed and humbled by the magnitude of what surrounded me.
But there were many cloistered Christians who studied the bible undisturbed by these shadows and doubts, and who, heedless of patristical lore and saintly wisdom, devoured the spiritual food in its pure and uncontaminating simplicity -- such students, humble, patient, devoted, will be found crowding the monastic annals, and yielding good evidence of the same by the holy tenor of their sinless lives, their Christian charity and love. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages
She had listened from a respectful distance, and with the humble deference born of years of bondage, to the honeyed words with which the great lady deigned to cajole a girl-slave: but when Dea Flavia had finished speaking and the chorus of admiration had died down around her, the freedwoman, with steps which she vainly tried to render firm, approached to the foot of the catasta and stood between the great lady and her own child. "Unto Caesar"
In any case nothing that their castellan did, nothing he denied, nothing he granted, no princeling he rejected, no humble travelling monastic he welcomed, seemed to occasion surprise here. A River So Long
He's observed the turbulent history of the humble stage direction and has decided to take action.
It is a great example of what can be achieved in this country from whatever background or education or humble beginnings.
The occasional humblebrag might fly with your audiences but there's a fine line between sincerity and smugness.
Making someone happy is perhaps the humblest way of approaching happiness.
His three daughters are giving him a headache, especially Maggie, the eldest, who humbles her father by marrying his chief bootmaker, Willie Mossop, and opening a rival shop.
I am very proud and humbled to work with these guys. The Sun
The humble marshmallow has been given a gourmet makeover by foodies on the lookout for the next sweet sensation. The Sun
But if she is deemed conventionally attractive / pretty / thin / "fuckable" or whatever the hell else ever … well, goddamn it, the bitch better be humble about it, if not outright apologize. Renegade Evolution
He was an unlimited supreme commander, but he also risked loss of blood along with his most humble pikeman.
Forget your zippy roadsters, your perky hybrids, your family sedans, your humble pickup trucks - to qualify for this tax break, your road machine has to be bigger than big.
There again are the sentiments I have expressed in regard to the Declaration of Independence upon a former occasion, sentiments which have been put in print and read wherever anybody cared to know what so humble an individual as myself chose to say in regard to it. Last Joint Debate, at Alton. Mr. Lincoln's Reply
Her marble fireplace business has grown from humble beginnings, when she hawked marble tiles round shops, to the ultimate in trendsetting home design.
He is humble in victory and magnanimous in defeat. Times, Sunday Times
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.
His self-assured yet humble presence was fascinating, and I had to grudgingly admit later that I enjoyed watching him play.
He asked us to learn from Him to be meek and humble of heart. Daily Readings with Mother Theresa
And, because cork is a democratic troublemaker, this can happen to the world's best wines as well as more humble ones. Love at First Twist
The gentry of a small country town could then afford to do with humble attainments in that line, and I am inclined to think the tradespeople were as a rule better informed. Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert, Formerly Ann Taylor
In the absence of any clear division between administrative and judicial functions, even the humblest official enjoyed arbitrary power.
A statute of 1337 in England restricted the wearing of furs to those with an income of £100 p.a., while a later scale confined ermine to the richest and restricted the poor to the furs of humble creatures, such as the cat, coney, or fox.
Wherfore we, wretched and miserable synners, render unto thee most humble and hartie thankes, that yt hath pleased thee to call us home to thy folde by thy Fatherly correction at this present, wheras in our prosperitie and libertie we dyd neglect thy graces offered unto us. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed
If "Wall-E" were a romantic comedy, it would be about a humble garbageman who falls for a supermodel who also happens to be a top scientist with a knack for marksmanship.
My father was very polite, humble and courteous and people respected him for that. Times, Sunday Times
A chipper confidence and a can-do spirit tempered by humble awe for the larger-than-life vision of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and the role they play in its fulfillment. Baila Olidort: U.K. Chief Rabbi Shares Lessons In Leadership At Chabad Conference
This is my humble salute to their supreme sacrifice.
Nor would Edwin concede more than a spineless encouragement that she be hopeful and humble in their work together.
You remember the almost rough 'No!' with which, reiteratedly, he met the suggestions of the deputation from Jerusalem that sought to induce him to say that he was more than he knew himself to be, and how he stuck by that infinitely humble and beautiful saying, 'I am a voice' -- that is all. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke
The holy humble temper of a Christian, both in advancement and debasement, is described: and both poor and rich are directed on what grounds to build their joy and comfort, v. 9-11. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
The humble potato may be the key to feeding the world's population.
Humble origin and hailing from a small town of Kakinada do not appear to deter him.
The humble gilet has become the wardrobe staple for a certain kind of woman. Times, Sunday Times
He came from a very humble background but clawed his way to success. The Sun
The best humblebrags have to convey three brags in 140 characters, while simultaneously begging for sympathy.
It's an endearingly humble sort of brat pack, though. Times, Sunday Times
I never write 'valetudinarian' at all, for not even hunger and wretchedness can humble me to the point where I will do a word like that for seven cents; Mark Twain's Speeches
From its humble beginnings as a coconut plantation to a popular playground for the rich in the 1920s to a Mecca for the elderly in the '80s, the "Sun and Fun Capital" outdoes even the queen of reinvention herself, Madonna. Jerry Libbin: Miami Beach Has Found Its Niche
In many ways he had a charmed life: springing from a humble background in Edwardian Cornwall, he gained a coveted scholarship to Oxford, where he had a glittering early career.
The beauty of ubuntu is that it includes empathy, humbleness, compassion, mutual respect, sharing and caring.
She lives in Northern New Mexico in her humble off-grid old adobe abode, rebuilt with her own hands, strength and ingenuity.
All that could be carried off was taken, all that could not was wasted by the fires they kindled, even onto the humblest grain store-house of the poor cottars.
Yet he remains modest and humble. The Sun
Antiquity to angling is like social position to the gentleman:I would rather prove myself a gentleman, by being learned and humble, valiant and inoffensive, virtuous and communicable, than by any fond ostentation of riches, or, wanting those virtues myself, boast that these were in my ancestors; and yet I grant, that where a noble and ancient descent and such merit meet in any man, it is a double dignification of that person. . . The ideal of the gentleman
The humble abode which Nelson Mandela occupied when he first came to Joburg during the early 1940s is to be transformed into a heritage attraction site.
He asked us to learn from Him to be meek and humble of heart. Daily Readings with Mother Theresa
Mr Richardson applied for outline permission to build the chalets after winning approval for a hotel and golf complex at Humbleton.
Even if you could act humble enough to convince anybody you weren't a princess born and bred. TREASON KEEP
It was strange to me at first to see how often she introduced those homelier wild-flowers which we call weeds, -- for it seemed there was none of them too humble for her to love, and none too little cared for by Nature to be without its beauty for her artist eye and pencil. Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
And it’s true: Sitting with others, even in companionable silence, at our own humble, artisanal feast of creation is healing me. Archive 2009-11-01
This last mentioned person had been bred with an apothecary, and sometimes travelled the country in the high capacity of a quack doctor, at others, in the more humble station of a merry-andrew. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences
For many who take to e-book route, they end up with a humble but consistent second income stream which can get them through the leaner months.
He was a humble man. Times, Sunday Times
Humbled by the magnificence of the falls, Lewis felt his written description impossibly inadequate.
And that has made them very humble about those positions and very focused about doing the right thing and disciplined about duty. Times, Sunday Times
The ordinary everyday notion of a continuant individual substance is in its own humble terms all right as it is.
There is something mysterious about the depiction of a simple, humble home.
His father, of humble origin, could accurately be described as a nouveau riche. Bartolome de las Casas: father of liberation theology
This should come as no surprise: For centuries, long-cooked, slow-simmered foods have been the hallmark of many cuisines around the world, including humble soups and stews such as the French cassoulet and tian and the Moroccan tagine.
Who would have thought it possible that a humble body part could eclipse a royal bride? Times, Sunday Times
A guy with real courage will be humble and walk away. Times, Sunday Times
You feel very humbled and proud to be asked to come back. Times, Sunday Times
What the GOP won't admit is the the Lt. Governor is even worse, in their humble opinion: more moral but less stable ... why can't the GOP find good candidates???? Sanford defends expensive travel, denies divorce
The study of organic forms, or morphology, is thus, more than any other science, interested in the doctrine of descent, because through this doctrine it first obtained a practical knowledge of effective causes, and was able to raise itself from the humble rank of a descriptive study of _forms_ to the high position of an analytical science of _form_. Freie wissenschaft und freie lehr. English
One of the more interesting expat stories was of a designer of golf courses, whose humble beginnings as a groundskeeper at a course in Sydney has led to him spending more than a decade designing courses through Asia.
They made their secret voiceless worship, they did their steadfast, uninspired, unthanked, unselfish work as helpful daughters, as nurses, as faithful servants, as the humble providences of homes. In the Days of the Comet
Evidence of the Chinese talent for cooking abounds, in the humblest homes as in the costliest restaurants.
In a slightly different vein, the poems also propose an invisibly humble layperson's version of an engaged Zen Buddhist life.
If the glutin is provided to prevent birds consuming the kernels, then the object is perfectly served; otherwise no very satisfactory reason is apparent why the tree should be invested with the means of destroying even humble forms of life. The Confessions of a Beachcomber
During a period of about thirty years, he has been engaged in the humble capacity of a dry-stone mason in Peeblesshire. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
Brisbane Broncos v South Sydney, Suncorp Stadium, Sunday 3pm EST I know cats have nine lives, but someone needs to find out the bouncebackability of the humble rabbit. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
Carry your bag by yourself; carry your umbrella by yourself; open your door by yourself; light your own candle! Do your job by yourself! Don't use others! Don't behave like a king, don’t behave like a queen! Be humble! Mehmet Murat ildan
The humble gilet has become the wardrobe staple for a certain kind of woman. Times, Sunday Times
The only problem was that Jonah wasn't very important at all, at least in his humble opinion, and he was terrible at making plans of any sort.
In the first place, Horace was not a knight; he was the son of a freedman of Venusia, in Apulia, who exercised the humble office of coactor exauctionum, (collector of payments at auctions.) (Sat.i. vi. 45, or 86.) History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
She did nothing and was as modest and humble as an angel, yet she did everything to perfection.
The famous Treetops hotel started life in a humble way in 1932, when its first visitors gingerly climbed the wild fig tree supporting the two-room tree house.
It is a humble but honest place, with food more hearty than fancy, and prices appealing to mere mortals and theatrical luminaries alike.
In speaking to them, however, they always used the most abject language, and the most humble tone and posture – "Please your honour, – and please your honour's honour," they knew must be repeated as a charm at the beginning and end of every equivocating, exculpatory, or supplicatory sentence – and they were much more alert in doffing their caps to these new men, than to those of what they call good old families. Castle Rackrent: An Hibernian Tale
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.
He gave a great performance, but he was very humble.
When by any accident they had met at church, market, or other place of public resort, she remembered the distant and respectful air with which the wife of the warlike baron was addressed by the spouse of the humble feuar. The Monastery
The Etruscan style epitomized another aspect of the antique tradition that was Italic and not Greek, a humble realism opposed to the perfection of the Hellenic canon.
The well-known Manusmriti begins by stating its setting as the humble abode of Manu, who answered questions posed to him in a state of samadhi higher consciousness. Rajiv Malhotra: Dharma Is Not The Same As Religion
This event marked the humble beginning of what would become the US Air Force.
I am very proud and humbled to work with these guys. The Sun
I was so humbled by the beauty of the moment that I respectfully rode in Robin's tracks as we left the beach and began climbing the grassy hill.
Let us look at Ruth, she is a Moabitess from a poor and humble origins. She is a widow returning from the Gentiles.
It meets a need, too, though the rather more humble task of mending stuff rather than ending the energy crisis. Times, Sunday Times
I won't judge you if you feel the need to humblebrag.
One can hope for greatness always, and yet remain humbled by the challenge of greatness. Discerning the Hub : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
Now experts are extolling the virtues of the humble potato.
Pepys's age, I venture to submit that the _humble pie_ of that period was indeed the pie named in the list quoted; and not only so, but that it was made out of the "umbles" or entrails of the deer, a dish of the second table, inferior of course to the venison pasty which smoked upon the dais, and therefore not inexpressive of that humiliation which the term "eating humble pie" now painfully describes. Notes and Queries, Number 06, December 8, 1849
George Sand has ever been regarded as a poetizer of rural life, an arch-idealist of her humbler country-folks. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller"
We see here a truly humble and penitent man doing what he knows is the right thing.

How To Use Humble In A Sentence

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