humble
adjective
not proud or arrogant; modest.
humbles
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present tense formof humble (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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
The idea that I’ve had all this experience humbles me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
“The game’s so hard and it humbles you so much, we’re taught and kind of trained to keep your eye on what’s in the present,” Counsell said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Nice to see that the scale of the event humbles even the most royal of rock's royalty.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2023
The pattern of evolutionary causality is a web of astonishing complexity; the incompleteness of our understanding humbles us.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
