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humbling

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


ADJECTIVE
humiliating
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Example Sentences

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"Just to receive this honour is wonderful and humbling at the same time," said Dean.

From BBC

The pair said becoming a dame and a sir respectively was "wonderful and humbling at the same time".

From Barron's

Experiencing financial, emotional trauma is both challenging and humbling.

From MarketWatch

The gap between how effortless these motions looked and how they felt in my hands was humbling.

From Salon

There’s such a tenderness in returning to something you built—it’s equal parts humbling and energizing.

From The Wall Street Journal