humble
adjective
not proud or arrogant; modest.
Example Sentences
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For investors still betting on the next Keytruda, it means a humbler arithmetic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Gilgamesh’s lament is not the stylized keening of epic tradition—not Achilles’ highfalutin howls after Hector strikes down Patroclus—but something rawer, humbler, more recognizably human.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
“Then our dreams became humbler, to liberate our own lands. Now it’s even less. We don’t want to liberate anything. We just want to stay home and not leave our homes,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
They also produce large works of public art, grand human figures being soldered together next to humbler vinyl signs of the city’s workaday sandwich shops.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
“I obey. I can be humbler than anyone.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
