humbly
Example Sentences
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Encouraging officials to vote their minds is an essential element of any plan to reassure voters that the Fed is acting deliberately and humbly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"I really want to celebrate the fact that there are so many women around the world who are working so humbly on domestic skills ... like sewing, hand knitting," she said.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
“My energy is contagious, and humbly, once I’m going, everybody is going,” Ausar said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
“I cannot continue my reelection campaign,” Adams humbly submitted on camera as he sat next to a large headshot of his late mother, with Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” playing in the background.
From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025
She would go straight to Venus; she would offer herself humbly to her as her servant, and try to soften her anger.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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