unpretending
Example Sentences
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He runs and swings freely and smiles an unpretending Nebraska smile.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 6, 2017
In fact nothing could well be more simple — more utterly unpretending than this cottage.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2011
In Brooklyn Rev. Henry H. Proctor is the unpretending pastor of an unpretentious little Congregational Church and its equally unpretentious membership.
From Time Magazine Archive
And then, throughout the whole of his simple and unpretending, yet clear and spirited memoirs, the great cardinal reads us a grand lesson, which may be felt and understood by every human soul.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
His modest and unpretending manner, politeness and education, made him one of the most agreeable of companions.
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Augustus F. Lindley
