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humbly

adverb as in meekly

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Just a few moments before, that fictional designer introduces the collection humbly, holding his hands behind his back, saying, “This season really began for me with the meditation on the intersection between East and West.”

From Salon

"I don't like being a public figure and I say that very humbly," she admitted.

From BBC

This has always been Friedman’s strength, humbly adding talent to a group already possessing riches of talent.

Galway County Council, which owned the institution, apologised for its role saying: “We acknowledge the sad and painful truth, the personal impact and heavy burden carried by survivors and humbly acknowledge our failings.”

From BBC

He waved at the audience as he entered the stage and humbly gestured to them to stop applauding before joking that: "I can't see everyone - but I can hear them."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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