self-effacement
Example Sentences
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The clean installation helps the viewer to “get” Samaras—his off-kilter intensity and odd self-effacement, in spite of all the focus on his own likeness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Bill Belichick, Mike Tomlin, Pete Carroll, Sean Payton — each has an interesting self-effacement and a marked knack for creating loyal staffs.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2021
These characters, with their separate agendas, are intended to awaken Tell and to propel him to end his self-effacement.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021
Remembering that moment now, Matt Damon flashed his movie-star smile, then slipped back into self-effacement.
From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2021
It is safer, you conclude, to choose self-effacement at this critical moment in your career.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
