humble
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The contrast between the quiet, humble Messi and the preening, ostentatious Ronaldo has defined soccer in recent times and certainly fueled its growth and popularity in the U.S. and parts of Asia.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 15, 2026
From humble beginnings as a small village boy from Punjab, he made history in 2023 by becoming the first Punjabi-language singer to perform at the US music festival Coachella.
From BBC β Sep. 12, 2026
Those, however, were much more quotidian in nature—slices of pie, humble shoes—and circumvented the traditional gallery-to-collector pipeline, with Oldenburg thumbing his nose at the commercialized art establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 11, 2026
My husband enjoyed humble pleasures, and he had two favorite fast-casual restaurants where the food was good.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 11, 2026
A few humble huts stand near the entrance to the town.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
For investors still betting on the next Keytruda, it means a humbler arithmetic.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 6, 2026
“Then our dreams became humbler, to liberate our own lands. Now it’s even less. We don’t want to liberate anything. We just want to stay home and not leave our homes,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 7, 2026
Long before its buttery aroma seeped into the upholstery of American theaters, the snack lived a humbler life.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 13, 2026
The array of sanctuaries ranges from expansive necropolises bearing multitudes of soldiers from different nationalities to humbler graveyards and individual monuments.
From Seattle Times β Sep. 20, 2023
It might get noised about that the Pontel- liers had met with reverses, and were forced to conduct their manage on a humbler scale than heretofore.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Lamarck disputed this, arguing “that life at its essence is creative agency, that living beings, especially the smallest and humblest of them, continually remake the world,” as well as themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 20, 2026
And yes, don’t be shy about layering: a little sprinkle of grated parmesan on top of melted mozzarella or cheddar can elevate even the humblest frozen fry to dinner-party territory.
From Salon β Sep. 16, 2025
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 β Mar. 22, 2024
Hansons Auctioneers, in Banbury, Oxfordshire, said it was an "astonishing" price for "the humblest Christmas tree in the world".
From BBC β Dec. 15, 2023
At last they came upon a little hovel of the humblest sort, poorer than any they had yet found, with a roof made only of reeds.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
He has a flop with his film, “Big Top Pee-wee,” which humbles him.
From Salon β Jan. 30, 2025
The idea that I’ve had all this experience humbles me.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 9, 2024
“And when you are music director of the New York Philharmonic, you are part of the New York Philharmonic. And in a way that humbles us.”
From Seattle Times β Jun. 6, 2024
“Hard for me to accept that a once world-class athlete just stumbled. But age is the great equalizer and humbles us all.”
From Washington Times β Dec. 18, 2023
The pattern of evolutionary causality is a web of astonishing complexity; the incompleteness of our understanding humbles us.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
But the Chargers were humbled on their own turf at SoFi Stadium, which will host Super Bowl 61 in February.
From BBC β Sep. 14, 2026
I am humbled that you’d ask me for a third opinion.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 14, 2026
I'm "humbled that I'm getting to put Matthew back in cinema after six and a half years," he said.
From Barron's β Aug. 13, 2026
Eager buyers of the IPO have been humbled by the stock’s fall since its June 12 debut.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 4, 2026
What I saw of military life left me humbled.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The knives were being sharpened on Maresca after a Community Shield humbling by Mikel Arteta's Gunners in August but City have responded in superb fashion with seven straight victories in all competitions.
From BBC β Sep. 20, 2026
The fumble with the NFL was a humbling experience for Iger, who is a lifelong passionate sports fan.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 12, 2026
At the time, he said: "It has been a gruelling but humbling six months, and I hope to have proven that anything is possible with some determination, self-belief and positivity."
From BBC β Aug. 1, 2026
But it’s a humbling reminder that taxes cut even the greatest investors down to size—and your financial adviser isn’t David Swensen.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 31, 2026
Working at the Dollar Store was mind-numbing and humbling work.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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