humble pie
Example Sentences
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Returning to either tour requires eating a slice of humble pie and, for some, paying a fortune to sweeten the deal.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The term humble pie, for example, comes from pies made with umbles, or scraps of meat and offal that fed peasants who were seated far away from royalty at banquets.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023
Two central banks that had said they saw no need for rate hikes until 2023 or 2024 have eaten humble pie in the space of a week.
From Reuters • May 3, 2022
The Razorbacks and Rebels scarfed down some humble pie last week.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2021
Absquatulate, then, slick as grease, And break up unity, Or take your president in peace And eat your humble pie.
From Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) by Walsh, William Shepard
