humility
Example Sentences
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I also know that I’m going to attack each day with humility and focus.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Given Ingle's humility, it is hard to imagine Ingle complaining wherever she is asked to play.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“We must acknowledge how we have fallen short. That means welcoming as comprehensive a panorama of perspectives as possible—even, and especially, those that may be critical—and facing such criticism with humility and curiosity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
"It's also a form of humility, because we naturally tend to see the pope as distant, as someone in a very important role," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
True, a couple of caveats were thrown in, but these were clearly meant to suggest that Durham, for all its achievements, still possessed a sense of humility.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing humility
Tuesdays with Morrie
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The Old Man and the Sea
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