humble pie
Example Sentences
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Once again, not enough humble pie to go around here and a slice should be aiming in this direction.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The term humble pie, for example, comes from pies made with umbles, or scraps of meat and offal that fed peasants who were seated far away from royalty at banquets.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
Two central banks that had said they saw no need for rate hikes until 2023 or 2024 have eaten humble pie in the space of a week.
From Reuters ● May 3, 2022
The Razorbacks and Rebels scarfed down some humble pie last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
Yes, and, still more handsomely, that if I changed my mind, I would eat, in your presence, for my error, the largest possible slice of humble pie.
From The Sacred Fount by Henry James
