Example Sentences

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He has a flop with his film, “Big Top Pee-wee,” which humbles him.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

“Hard for me to accept that a once world-class athlete just stumbled. But age is the great equalizer and humbles us all.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Scheinert: It’s usually one hit each, but it humbles us and gets you out of your head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

“Yeah, it kind of humbles me a little bit, and it makes me think of what are the other ways I can contribute to the team,” Carlson said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023

The pattern of evolutionary causality is a web of astonishing complexity; the incompleteness of our understanding humbles us.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan