humbly
Example Sentences
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Donnelly said he then said: "Lewis, I humbly apologise...It's not often my phone takes calls from a seven time world champion."
From BBC
She wrote politely and humbly, conducting herself as her husband would have expected.
From Literature
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He turned to Handsome and apologized sincerely and humbly.
From Literature
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"I really want to celebrate the fact that there are so many women around the world who are working so humbly on domestic skills ... like sewing, hand knitting," she said.
From Barron's
“A few of the seventh graders I guess they know me kind of,” Lappe said humbly.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.