unassuming
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Paul Coutts, a ball playing midfielder and joker of Wilder's dressing room described Wright as an "unassuming lad" with a "dry sense of humour".
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The paintings featured include scenes of unassuming houses visited by otherworldly guests, dead-eyed office workers, gravity-defying displays and lambs being led to the slaughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Like his bosses—Jain and Berkshire’s new CEO, Greg Abel—Shamieh cuts an unassuming and composed figure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
She delivers this line with both humor and a remarkably unassuming depth, a weight that suggests her character has far more on her mind than just shoplifting.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
My quiet, unassuming father, whose voice could hardly be heard in church, stood there in his oilskins, his rubber-gloved hands on his tongs, and sang to the oysters.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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