How to Use humble in a Sentence
- She is too humble to let praise go to her head.
- He comes from a humble background.
- He is very humble about his achievements.
- She's not ashamed of her humble beginnings.
- Despite all his achievements, he has remained humble.
- Her humble suggestion is that we review the data more carefully.
- Please accept my humble apologies.
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Steve is humble and brave and quirky.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Williams, a humble man, could not even tell his wife.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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No, this was a war over the humble potato.
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Who knew the humble potato chip could look like this?
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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One humble head of cabbage goes a long way in the kitchen.
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Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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Tonight is the night to give thanks and be humble and grateful.
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Jenna Ortiz,
The Arizona Republic,
2 June 2022
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That humble ethos still extends to how films are made.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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And he's become more humble each time he's come back.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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But that humble bag has become one of my go-to pieces of gear.
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Bryan Rogala,
Outside Online,
6 Nov. 2019
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And her response might be the humblest one.
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Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the end, the humblest of the bunch took home the trophy.
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Cyril Soliman,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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But humble alpine outpost, this is not.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
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Has something changed with the league’s most humble star?
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Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Dad stays humble, and doesn’t talk much with his son about his playing days.
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Matthew Vantryon,
Indianapolis Star,
8 June 2018
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Your kids are keeping you humble.
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Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
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Clogs, in my humble opinion, are the queen bee of fall footwear trends this year.
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Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Sep. 2025
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Perry said the team’s goal is to stay humble and take things one pitch at a time.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
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Ready to let the humble-yet-mighty brown work its magic in your wardrobe this fall?
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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My own thoughts have been along the line of weak, unassertive, super humble and timid.
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Glenna Christensen,
idahostatesman,
14 June 2018
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Those humble feelings didn’t last long.
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Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Right from the start of his letter, Jack was humble.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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The half-dozen or so strangers who were quick to do that for us were also humble about it.
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Dana Kelley,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2021
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The humble pie is just a little more humble these days.
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Joel Mathis,
TheWeek,
9 Jan. 2026
- Her success has humbled her critics.
- Last year's champion was humbled by an unknown newcomer.
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So it's been very humbling to get here.
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Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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That first year of grad school was humbling.
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Kara Mendelsohn,
Flow Space,
13 Aug. 2025
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You’d be humbled just to make it through the day.
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Literary Hub,
19 Dec. 2025
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Losing eight straight has a way of humbling a team.
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Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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That was super humbling, just to be a part of that.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Then, bit by bit, she is humbled by what happens.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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The learning curve is humbling.
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Patricio Larrea,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The early weeks in the gym were humbling and eye-opening.
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Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Biden’s act of clemency humbled Dobbs, his wife said.
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Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
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Little Penn would be awed and humbled.
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Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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What a fantastic and humbling time to be alive.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 June 2026
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But what are the banes of this tiny arachnid that can humble the apex predator?
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Paul Richards,
Field & Stream,
9 Nov. 2023
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At every turn, the trio is humbled, dismissed and pushed aside.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2023
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The 83-year-old actor said he was humbled.
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Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The 83-year-old actor said he was humbled.
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ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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There’s no quicker way to be humbled than by a child — or a classroom full of them.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Getting an injury, that’s one thing that humbles you.
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Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2026
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Learning anything new as an adult is humbling.
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Sarah Stockdale,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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There was something grounding and humbling about that.
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Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The shift in identity has been humbling.
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Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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We always were humbled to be let into the homes of these people to film them.
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Sophia Scorziello,
Variety,
16 July 2023
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But there is a strange change that is in the air, and sellers are starting to have to humble a bit.
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Diana Olick,
USA TODAY,
31 Oct. 2017
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We are blessed and humbled to have been chosen to be Ava's parents.
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Hannah Sacks,
Peoplemag,
22 Dec. 2023
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Being open to awe and willing to be humbled by it isn’t weakness but strength.
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Deana L. Weibel,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Nothing humbles a gal quite like the horrors of an old haircut.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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We are humbled by this growth and the phenomenal trust that our users have placed in us.
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Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes,
19 Apr. 2023
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If walking was bliss, biking was… humbling.
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Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Nov. 2025
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To cross a slackline—or try to—is to humble yourself before the laws of physics.
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Bronwen Dickey,
Popular Mechanics,
14 Mar. 2018
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