Thesaurus / self-effacing

self-effacing

How to use self-effacing in a sentence

When she retired from those boards, she found a home with her self-effacing husband in Auteuil, and there died in 1698.

To his military ability and self-effacing patriotism he added a far-seeing wisdom in council that could always be relied upon.

Cottrell was an excellent riverman, active as a squirrel and ready to take any chances, but extremely quiet and self-effacing.

THE BOSS OF WIND RIVERDAVID GOODGER (GOODGER@PYTHON.ORG)

They had entirely forgotten the self-effacing secretary, but the noise of their dying laughter did not disturb him.

He was quiet and self-effacing, also he was decent and he was kindly.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IRVIN S. (IRVIN SHREWSBURY) COBB

Under these mute self-effacing kings the progress of royal power was only the more striking.

Throughout my stay in England I searched for, but could not find, the self-effacing spinster of former days.

There was no rebuke in her manner, she was far too self-effacing for anything so positive as the mildest rebuke.

THE GRAIN OF DUSTDAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS

Then she would become gay and tender and mothering—an altogether sweeter, gentler and more self-effacing Maisie.

The only man who counts "out there" is the man who is sufficiently self-effacing to show courage.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985