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unassuming

[uhn-uh-soo-ming] / ˌʌn əˈsu mɪŋ /


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Unassuming from the outside, the shop opens into a huge ark of mortar-crusted brick and ribcage-like beams, with long dining tables displaying shapely vases, pitchers, teacups and plates in shades of apricot, amber and malachite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Unassuming, that's how the big love gets you.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022

Unassuming and unremarkable, “Green Book” clearly wasn’t the most important or groundbreaking movie of 2018.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2019

Unassuming from the outside, the eel shop we visited sits across the street from a betting parlor and a humble tandoori joint.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2017

Unassuming in his manner, he seemed more eager to receive knowledge than to talk about himself and his work.

From Life Immovable First Part by Phoutrides, Aristides E. (Aristides Evangelus)




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