had humbled
- past perfect of humble.
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
By the time I crawled stiffly into my tent that night, the wilderness had humbled me.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2020
It happened in the opener at Kansas City, it happened last Sunday against Philadelphia, and it happened here, against the same hitters Harvey had humbled the first two times through the order.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2016
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
