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Durbin’s unpresuming, unfailingly courteous, thoroughly Midwestern personality has played against his interests at times.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2022

During the past hour or two he had shown himself reasonably intelligent, unpresuming, without offensiveness of any kind.

From The Paliser case by Saltus, Edgar

The spirit of piety never seemed to me nobler, than in this unusual expression of unmurmuring, unpresuming resignation.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob

After despatching his unpresuming letter to the Admiralty, which has been already given, he wrote to his brother, in London, the following letter: Crescent, 21st Oct.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir

She was a shy, gentle, unpresuming girl, whom, for this reason, perhaps, Margaret had learned to look upon without dislike or scorn.

From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by Simms, William Gilmore