humbling

humble | American Dictionary

humble
adjective
us/ˈhʌm·bəl/

humbleadjective (NOT PROUD)

tending to consider yourself as having no special importance that makes you better than others; not proud:
He’s a humble man and he’s not comfortable talking about his own achievements.

humbleadjective (LOW IN RANK)

low in rank or position; poor:
She rose from humble origins to become one of the best-known political writers in the world.
humble
verb[ T ]
us/ˈhʌm·bəl/

humbleverb[T] (MAKE LESS PROUD)

to make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they thought they were:
Seeing the courage and skill of the disabled athletes was a humbling experience.

Examples of humble

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The grand vistas which now pass as historical understanding have been created and cultivated by the humble labours of the many.
Violations of normative rules by cognitively humble creatures in their natural environments are more of a problem for normative rules than for the creatures.
It is humbling to realize just how much creative, thoughtful, and passionate dialogue has been generated by our work.
In these novels, artists could come from humble beginnings, and, to an extent, they could even derive strength from their position within the "mass" population.
If a limited codification is deemed necessary, then this is what needs to be codified : act in accordance with a humble assessment.
The degree to which even relatively humble residents participated in the more 'egalitarian' parishes is also noteworthy.
And you who walk in humble places, think kindly too, of others.
He was humble enough, however, to recognize his own flaws.
One anonymous writer was keen to express his 'humble protest as a working man' against the 'insinuations' made in the newspaper reports.
What is actually needed is a much less dramatic, somewhat humbler approach.
But all his biographers dwelt at greatest length on his origins as a humble shoemaker.
In addition, we should be humble enough to recognize that even our most confident judgements might be wrong.
In our age of aggressive visual images and architectural arrogance this is a humble but healing architecture and a rewardingly subtle book.
Transactors of all types (whether globalised construction firms or, indeed, humble local purveyors of meat and vegetables) share certain concerns.
He was humble in that he dedicated himself entirely to the duties which his office demanded from him without any personal gain.
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