How to Use humble pie in a Sentence

humble pie

noun
  • Let the kid have his moment and take your slice of humble pie.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2017
  • And a big serving for humble pie for some of the loudmouths on the left.
    — Fox News, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The humble pie is just a little more humble these days.
    — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
  • If the proof isn’t in the pudding, eating humble pie might be required.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2020
  • If the Pacers needed a little humble pie, this game should do it.
    — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Mind you, your author is required to eat a little humble pie this morning, too.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Would the Bills serve them a slice of humble pie, or would the Bengals shove it in their faces?
    — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The Razorbacks and Rebels scarfed down some humble pie last week.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Coach Dye is all humble pie, just glad to be here, honored, self-effacing.
    — Tom Corvin, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • But the players who don't back it up and ultimately lose eat the biggest slice of humble pie.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2022
  • But Smart wasn’t done giving the Beatles a slice of humble pie.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
  • His analysis was carefully mixed with a touch of special pleading and a large slice of humble pie.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Grewal’s leadership style is tempered with a slice of humble pie.
    — Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Other states could surely force candidates to eat their humble pie at the local county fundraiser.
    — Charlie Szold, National Review, 11 Feb. 2020
  • That ribbon was eventually revoked, and the would-be champion got a slice of humble pie instead.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2019
  • There may be some humble pie on the menu for the administrators of Chelsea's Twitter account though.
    — SI.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids-party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
  • 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.
    — Kim Severson, New York Times, 2 May 2023
  • Such a slice of humble pie coming from a chief executive is rare and a strong indication of Licht’s cloudy future at the network.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
  • As the coronavirus forces us to eat humble pie, a society that had dismissed God finds its religious conscience stirring.
    — Itxu Díaz, National Review, 11 Apr. 2020
  • One week ago, the Nuggets didn’t treat the Washington Wizards with the proper amount of respect and were served a healthy slice of humble pie.
    — Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2020
  • They were served a slice of humble pie by Japan, which won 4-0 in the Group C finale and finished second in the standings.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • They got served humble pie by Lamar Jackson and bounced back, suffocating Carson Wentz.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The origins of this humble pie date back to the Depression, when Southern cooks showed their resourcefulness by making a lot out of a little.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Coach Steve Sarkisian admitted Arkansas served up a heaping slice of humble pie to Texas last weekend.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Not a terrible bit of humble pie to taste, but the fact also remains, despite what some would like to believe, that the election result was no landslide but really only a slight lurch to the right.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • These types of plays will continue till the general elections unless Modi really eats humble pie and reaches out to the opposition.
    — Bloomberg.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Check your ego at the door when stepping foot inside the Miami Dolphins facility because humble pie has been the meal on the menu during the first two weeks of training camp.
    — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 31 July 2019
  • The city is also a pilgrimage site for pizza lovers, who will find everything from old-school joints that only sling margherita and marinara pizzas to next-gen pizzerias that elevate the humble pie to gourmet heights.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026

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