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
Travolta called receiving the award "a humbling moment".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Jones described the elections as "humbling" for his party.
From BBC • May 8, 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
“In their youth, mortals behave more like nymphs. Adulthood seems impossibly distant, let alone the enfeeblement of old age. But ponderously, inevitably, it overtakes you. I find it a frustrating, humbling, infuriating experience.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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