be humbled
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In a private conversation with her coach Mark Knowles, American Pegula could be heard saying that French Open champion Andreeva "needs to be humbled" and that her coach Conchita Martinez encourages her behaviour.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Even for those who are highly skilled at making predictions, the surest bet is that you’ll be humbled eventually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Matthew 23: “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
We must be humbled by the gift of life we live and have received and do our very best to make the future more viable and more just for our grandchildren and their children.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
Yet he looked at me from beneath his red-checkered keffiyeh with eyes burning fiercely, refusing to be humbled by his age.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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