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Meanings of humbling in English

Causing awareness of your shortcomings.

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Usage of humbling in English
1
The English take great pleasure in humbling the great and the noble.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
2
Mr Nash said the amount of money he raised was very humbling.
Radio NZ
3
It's quite humbling and I have a lot of people to thank.
The South African
4
The support you have provided over the years has been truly humbling.
The Guardian
5
Its benevolence was beyond question, a benevolence almost humbling in its honesty.
The evolutionary void
6
It's very humbling. Commemorations for the anniversary continue on Monday in Mutitjulu.
The Guardian
7
The project is a simple expression of a vast and humbling thought.
Wired
8
That you choose to bear with me is humbling, so thank you.
The Irish Times
9
SA: It's so humbling and an incredible honor, particularly from your peers.
Ebony
10
Winning Caterer of the Year & The Enterprise awards is truly humbling.
Jamaica Observer
11
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience.
BBC
12
It was wildly humbling & a great honor to meet Prof Wiles.
The Guardian
13
She has not learned from her humbling at the polls last week.
The Guardian
14
But she was not one to tolerate painful and humbling ideas long.
The Billow and the Rock
15
So it was a bit humbling to know that I'd made it.
News.com.au
16
But it is humbling to be mentioned with the things I'm doing.
Reuters
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Humbling through the time
Humbling across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common