humbling
Example Sentences
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“As a mother, it’s been humbling to watch the kind of young man he has become through adversity,” Janet said in a letter she wrote honoring her son.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
One of Turner’s biggest gambles—and most humbling moments in business—came in the mid-1980s when TBS purchased MGM from controlling owner Kirk Kerkorian.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Ford CEO Jim Farley has called the progress "the most humbling thing I've ever seen".
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Walcott-George, who played a major role in setting up the camps and based his dissertation on the work, described the experience as deeply humbling.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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