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humbling

[huhm-bling, uhm-] / ˈhʌm blɪŋ, ˈʌm- /


ADJECTIVE
humiliating
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Finding Inspiration in a Humbling Experience Clair Ruhenkamp learned about overcoming adversity through athletics.

From Forbes • Dec. 31, 2014

Sure, it can't be easy to master Shakespeare, as Al Pacino's actor character must do in "The Humbling," Barry Levinson's upcoming film about a stage actor possibly losing his mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2014

Pacino stars in forthcoming dramas Manglehorn and The Humbling, which debuted last month at the Venice Film Festival.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2014

Three days later, The Humbling opened with a scene in which an unstable ageing actor played by Al Pacino does the exact same thing.

From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2014

Humbling herself before them all, she besought forgiveness of her mother, of her superior Romillion, of the bystanders, of Louisa.

From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules




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