- present participle of humble.
humbling
Example Sentences
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In a humbling parallel, the team was recently relegated from Germany’s top soccer league.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
That is a humbling admission from a company long accustomed to running the table on its suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
That humbling defeat - which showed the gulf between the two teams when Spain are at their best - was their downfall.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
“As a mother, it’s been humbling to watch the kind of young man he has become through adversity,” Janet said in a letter she wrote honoring her son.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
It was so humbling to have the city of Maplewood honor me that way.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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