self-effacement
Example Sentences
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“Bluesky apology forms” even began to circulate among lefties with a sense of humor and self-effacement.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
The clean installation helps the viewer to “get” Samaras—his off-kilter intensity and odd self-effacement, in spite of all the focus on his own likeness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
“Acting felt like the thing I could fake, because everybody else was so good at everything,” she said with typical self-effacement.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
It is safer, you conclude, to choose self-effacement at this critical moment in your career.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
