humble
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A few 9s to keep the ignition crew humble.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
If God has other plans, I’m willing to be humble and walk that path.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Civilization runs on a manufactured consensus about time, maintained by atomic clocks and humble institutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"He was humble in every way and never tired of helping climbers when they needed him. He was a foundation of our team and a part of every summit we have ever celebrated."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
They could best understand her, too, who was worshiped, not like other gods by the bloody sacrifices men liked, but in every humble act that made the farm fruitful.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Beijing has also set its sights on far humbler targets, Taiwanese officials say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
On a humbler scale, Kail poetically marks the passage of time with a thickening palm tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Charles had petitioned Andrew to move into humbler accommodation and had even stopped paying for his private security to force his brother’s hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Expatriates from all corners of the earth make up the vast majority of the UAE’s population, and some have taken an interest in its humbler past.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
“I obey. I can be humbler than anyone.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Dishwashers occupy one of the humblest rungs, but they are among the most badly needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Throckmorton’s shuttering occurred in the era before the internet conferred immortality to even the humblest of establishments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
Will, the humblest member of our group of five heroes, learned last episode that he is dying of Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Simple, ignoble, under-appreciated green cabbage: It has got to be one of the most unpretentious and humblest in all of the Cruciferae family, if not among the entire vegetable kingdom.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2024
Everyone was there, from Queen Warbeak and Log-a-Log to Cornflower and Silent Sam, down to the humblest mouse.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
He has a flop with his film, “Big Top Pee-wee,” which humbles him.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
“The game’s so hard and it humbles you so much, we’re taught and kind of trained to keep your eye on what’s in the present,” Counsell said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Nice to see that the scale of the event humbles even the most royal of rock's royalty.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2023
Scheinert: It’s usually one hit each, but it humbles us and gets you out of your head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
There are portraits of me and Barack now hanging in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, a fact that humbles us both.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
I am humbled that you’d ask me for a third opinion.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I was humbled and blown away by the incredible response to the opening of ‘The Mad King,’” co-producer Simon Painter said Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Gu said the experience "humbled" him and made him realise there was still a "huge amount of kindness in people".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I sincerely regret any action, omission, misunderstanding or misinterpretation that may have resulted in a non-compliance with the order," a humbled Duale told the court.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Matthias sat under his stern gaze, completely humbled.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The fumble with the NFL was a humbling experience for Iger, who is a lifelong passionate sports fan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s very humbling to see that level of support for me and women’s basketball in general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
That is a humbling admission from a company long accustomed to running the table on its suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
That humbling defeat - which showed the gulf between the two teams when Spain are at their best - was their downfall.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
“In their youth, mortals behave more like nymphs. Adulthood seems impossibly distant, let alone the enfeeblement of old age. But ponderously, inevitably, it overtakes you. I find it a frustrating, humbling, infuriating experience.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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