humbleness

Example Sentences

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Ding’s cheerful reign offers an answer to what “Jeopardy!” fans want from their champs: strict adherence to an unwritten code that starts with humbleness and deference to the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Looks-wise, he had a humbleness that allowed him play to cops, working men and the president of the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

The fact that she doesn't have biological children might not have been weaponized as a rebuke of her "humbleness."

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024

The three-time world champion said it offered "discipline, respect and problem-solving abilities as well as humbleness".

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2022

Accept these precepts from thy devoted father, who in humbleness of spirit has made this book.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson