humbling
Example Sentences
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The courage and resilience of the people I have met since, who have managed, despite terrible loss and adversity, to turn their shattered lives around, is both humbling and awe-inspiring.
From BBC
“It was a humbling experience for a lot of sophisticated financial investors to see such an irrational behavior driving markets so violently,” says Mudrick.
From Barron's
Their confidence was dented further in midweek by a 3-0 Champions League humbling by Liverpool at the Stade Velodrome which left their hopes of reaching the knockout phase on a knife-edge.
From Barron's
On a numbingly cold Tuesday evening in the Arctic Circle, Premier League giants City were "battered in Bodo" , suffering a humbling 3-1 Champions League defeat.
From BBC
“I don’t know,” he said, less than 24 hours after another humbling Chargers playoff loss.
From Los Angeles Times
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