is humbling
- present progressive of humble (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"The 300 strong on the picket line is humbling really, because everyone feels the same."
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
It looks underwhelming, but it is humbling to think of its cosmic journey.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
Starting over from square one is humbling, Warner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
“They’re in our backyard, which is humbling and honoring to begin with,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
Next comes the tomb of CLOVIS, which exhibits that prince lying at length; he is humbling himself before the Almighty, and seems to be asking him forgiveness for his crimes.
From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Blagdon, Francis W.
