umbles
Origin of umbles
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How to use umbles in a sentence
I was glad to exchange my camp in town—lap of love as well as luxury though it was—for a home of my own, however 'umble.
Thirty Years in Australia | Ada CambridgeWe live in a 'umble abode, Master Copperfield, but have much to be thankful for.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol III | Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.I fear shes in the gall of bitterness, Mr. Vincent; she didnt take my umble advice, sir, not as a Christian ought.
Salem Chapel, v.1/2 | Mrs. OliphantI rather enjoyed it, and felt important with Roberts, Low, and Scribner all clamoring for my "'umble" works.
Louisa May Alcott | Louisa May AlcottI am the umble instrument of umbly serving him, and he puts me on an eminence I hardly could have hoped to reach.
The Personal History of David Copperfield | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for umbles
/ (ˈʌmbəlz) /
another term for numbles
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