umble pie

[ uhm-buhl ]

/ ˈʌm bəl /

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Origin of umble pie

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby umble pie

umbilical vesicle, umbilicate, umbilication, umbilicus, umbiliform, umble pie, umbles, umbo, umbonal, umbonate, umbra

How to use umble pie in a sentence

The process of co-opting black music and selling it back to the adoring public in whiteface is as American as apple pie.
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Not enough black films are being made to warrant a piece of the pie.
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This is a twist on a classic American pot pie but dressed up for company.
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Think one small piece of pie or a half-cup of eggnog, says Zied, will do the trick.
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Another vital way to expand the pie is to collaborate with industry partners.
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Having achieved this feat he sighed again, and applied himself assiduously to the pie.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
I want Mis' Calvert to taste it, an' when she does she'll say she never knew before what cherry pie could be!
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Mis' Spencer, you set that cherry pie o' yourn on this particular spot an' figure of this table-cloth!
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
I dont think much of this jam pie, complained Chet, holding up a wedge that he had taken from his sisters basket.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
Tessa was shallow and she sighed and asked her if she would take apple pie.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater

British Dictionary definitions for umble pie

umble pie

/ (ˈʌmbəl) /

noun

See humble pie (def. 1)

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