self-effacement
Example Sentences
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But underneath the self-effacement often lies a healthy ego.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
As the interview winds down, Sharpton calls himself, with an uncharacteristic mix of self-effacement and understatement, “some fat guy from Brooklyn who lost the weight and got some stuff done.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022
“One of the reasons Boseman was such a marvelous actor was his genius for self-effacement, his ability to hold the spotlight without dominating it,” Chang writes.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2022
These characters, with their separate agendas, are intended to awaken Tell and to propel him to end his self-effacement.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2021
It is safer, you conclude, to choose self-effacement at this critical moment in your career.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
