humble
adjective
not proud or arrogant; modest.
had humbled
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past perfectof humble.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She said living in the bus had "humbled" her and taken her "back to basics".
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
He said that the last few years had humbled him, and that he would have accepted any reception on Wednesday.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2021
By the time I crawled stiffly into my tent that night, the wilderness had humbled me.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2020
Instead of trying to plough on with the old ways, he took several years out to study the Japanese production lines that had humbled the British.
From Economist ● Jan. 21, 2016
During the last few days of April, Mother Lois had humbled herself to make several trips to North Little Rock’s school headquarters to plead for her job, but they had refused to reinstate her.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
