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How to use humble in a sentence

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The humble restaurant, with a hearth of a kitchen, was a reminder of its owner's undeniable skill in the kitchen, even with bread.
As always I marvelled at the display of texture and muted colour that would humble the most dazzling painter.
Sarah is too smart to be taken in by the humble doorstep salesman, too cynical to fall for slick advertising patter.
Even the old washer-woman, though her features be hooded and in weathered high-relief, has to retire to her humble quarters and stop laundering.
Perhaps because of her humble background, she studiously avoids the elitism and authoritarianism of many of her competitors.
He is a humble man and a down-to-earth padre, who displays respect for all he serves with, regardless of rank or background.
Surrounded by enemies more savage than sleuth-hounds, he assumed a humble disguise, and almost alone sailed to in an open boat for the Hebrides.
As a musicologist, Lily is naturally fascinated that this humble girl could know such obscure tunes.
If an artist can stay humble and focus only on his art, he rises way beyond his talent and his craft.
It will be a tough bread and water diet supplemented by soul searching and large slices of humble pie topped by healthy sprinklings of modesty.
I'm glad this particular bit of asininity was exposed to the harsh wind of public scrutiny beyond this humble organ.
She lives in Northern New Mexico in her humble off-grid old adobe abode, rebuilt with her own hands, strength and ingenuity.
Just off the main consumer drag of Regent Street runs humble Heddon Street.
This vision of a human progress at once more capacious and more humble than that asserted by modern Europe goes unelaborated.
But rather than go cap in hand to the clubs I had rejected, I decided to eat a bit of humble pie and ask Motherwell to take me back.
In my humble view, the current mobilizations are a reminder of exactly why we maintain an Army reserve.
Teaming a humble fabric such as felt or towelling with a more lavish material such as silk or taffeta is a technique she frequently uses.
Through this spiritual revalorization of domestic work, Oralia is also turned into a saintly or angelic figure, albeit a humble one.
She had grown up with worsted tunics and humble pies, not satin gowns and foreign delicacies.
The fool was a very humble person, haunting kitchen and scullery, messing almost with the dogs, and liable, when malapert, to a whipping.
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I even discovered a humble cave, blasted into the scarp overlooking the sea.
He is courteous, good-humoured, shrewd, canny and from a humble background in Edinburgh.
I will take my own piece of humble pie but firstly I want to honour the manliness of the town clerk for his actions.
The sure-footed animal was easily kept and many a child owed its life to the milk of the humble goat.
Yet this humble Victorian terrace is, in its own way, one of the most significant addresses in Europe.
Fancy turning your humble terrace into a palatial Georgian town house, or permanently hosting the Teddy Bears Picnic in your daughter's bedroom?
The only problem was that Jonah wasn't very important at all, at least in his humble opinion, and he was terrible at making plans of any sort.
The documents range from Lord Halifax's family archives to Charlotte Bronte's final testament, to humble title deeds.
This event marked the humble beginning of what would become the US Air Force.
In the face of her humble determination, her husband left her and married another woman.
This last comment is typical of the band's self-effacing and humble attitude to everything that's happened to them.
And, you know, he was just so sure of himself, but he was also a modest person and a humble person.
Committed body and soul to the role, he finds all the humble humanity of Braddock.
These wide-ranging and multifarious activities on behalf of modern sacred music began in a humble southern German sheet-music publishing house.
Matching his rugged features he cultivated a bluff manner, parading humble origins and ridiculing a man who corrected his accent.
In the end, however, Young sickens of the relentless, soulless fakery of such beanos and retires to a humble life of scrivening in London.
Whether it is the drawing room of a grand mansion or the front room of a humble semi-detached, the fire and its heat will draw attention.
You can't beat the humble spud along with a pint of freshly chilled milk to speed the digestive process.
In my humble opinion this phone is an iPhone beater, I sold my 3G to get it, and so far I am mightily impressed with it.
Clyde, in a beau geste, allows a humble farmer to keep his cash, an incident based on fact.
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Gurdjieff also demonstrated more humble writerly skills, including the ability to accept advice from others and persistence in face of failure.
It was a risk I was prepared to take, although if it didn't work out I knew I might have to come back and eat humble pie.
In my humble opinion, a beard can perform double duty as being a source of comfort and enjoyment, as well as looking sharp.
As is always the case in France, I am not sure if she reads my apology as sufficiently humble or merely obsequious.
More tailored bedding styles that downplay decorative pillows and shams are making the once humble sheet more visible than ever.
They set up their humble shanties at the confluence of the Lumpur and Klang rivers.
Modes of transport included donkey and cart, car and trailer and even the humble wheel-barrow.
What shall I do with a thief who is not courteous enough to betake himself to the police station at my humble request?
I am not a professional translator but a humble TV cameraman, but I will give it a shot.
In some of the most humble people in the world, the would-be makers of the economic commandments may well have met their match.
Oak's ability and initiative had taken him from humble origins to become a respected shepherd with sheep of his own.
I have now been three years in my humble home and continue to laud the day I decided to come to the open house.
Boffins have transformed the humble hula hoop into the must-have leisure accessory of the new millennium.
He had come far since his birth in Pollokshaws in 1735, the son of a humble skinner.
He's quite modest about this fact, because he likes to think of himself as a humble slacker from the suburbs.
Brave people, who were fighting the black dog, want to experience the small and humble reality that so many of us take for granted, dignity.
While the prizes on offer to artists seem to multiply by the year, the achievement of the humble curator still goes largely uncelebrated.
I lay on her couch and marvelled at the effect a humble tuning fork in F sharp could have on one's mental equilibrium.
He's observed the turbulent history of the humble stage direction and has decided to take action.
The full spectrum of motorcycle history will be on display from the humble vintage cyclemotor through to the superbikes of today.
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A humble and unassuming man, he might have been embarrassed by his obituary accolades.
There's just no question that the upper echelon of American chefdom has two-handedly embraced the humble sandwich.
Ros Davidson examines the mega-clout wielded by the chat-show hostess from humble Mississippi.
Instead of the often surly and obsessed golfer with a dodgy sense of humour a more humble and accessible golfer came to light.
Beyond here, the path dawdles up past imposing villas and more humble caprese dwellings until the houses thin out and the going gets steep.
The observation that stimulated my thinking on this topic was of a humble grammatical phenomenon.
After presenting his scholarly ideal, the author describes his own humble scholarly contribution quite modestly.
On more humble family news, my Aunt and her hubby had a nice little bashment for their 25th wedding anniversary last night.
None of them should be doing that in my humble estimation because it is proprietary, personal, it is a matter of U.S. privacy law.
His patient rise from humble origins to eminence, his simple tastes and homespun manner, inspired general affection.
She wore a humble white dress shirt and a white skirt, and carried herself with meekness and humility.
You guided us so brilliantly, while you also, in my humble opinion, gave the performance of your career.
He seems a genuinely good person, humble and self-effacing, and he's a talented actor and filmmaker.
He is humble and a true gentleman who makes his choices based on honesty and integrity.
From townhouses to the most humble homes, New York City is being invaded by bedbugs.
It relies for its maintenance upon an infinitely complex and delicate tissue of relations and activities, some humble and others grand.
There are no stockades or tipis, although the houses are a lot more humble and the fields a lot better tended than in neighbouring territory.
The Spirit will reign fully in us, empowering us to be humble servants of God.
I know lots of really lovely priests who are truly spiritual, humble servants of God.
During an era when young hoopsters are taught big talent should come with a bigger ego, Greg Oden is so effusively humble it's unnerving.
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The text refers to the humble suppliant as Jehu, son of Omri and describes the gifts he brought.
Scientists tackling the thorny problem of a foreign superweed hope a humble insect could halt its rampage across UK gardens.
Nearby were high-status buildings made of stone with plastered walls and more humble structures on the outskirts of the city.
It is a great example of what can be achieved in this country from whatever background or education or humble beginnings.
It's a shoe line with humble beginnings in Spain that's now making a big impact this season and well into the fall.
The association had humble beginnings and initially, functioned from the steps of the stadium.
From these humble beginnings the original concept of an aquarium at Scripps grew.
The public likes to bemoan a difficult and wildly diva, hellish in rehearsal, magnanimous on stage, humble in the face of her art.
It is a humble but honest place, with food more hearty than fancy, and prices appealing to mere mortals and theatrical luminaries alike.
If they stop shifting beer and food then they will start to get feedback from people they see as more important than your humble fan.
Gopinath's words are slow and halting, as he reconstructs for us the sparse and humble details of his life.
Their cosmic selves and miraculous powers co-exist with these humble identities.
Many of those people are now having to eat humble pie and accept their new status as list MPs also.
In a humble backyard, a shirtless older man splashed with mud from gardening staggers, seemingly surprised by afternoon light.
It has been a long trek since their humble beginnings in the early 1950's, when there were no flights to Namibia from Germany, Europe or America.
Hence this appeal to gastropodologists, if such a term exists, to come to the rescue and explain the unique development of the humble periwinkle.
Often, they are negatively compared with a nostalgic image of the humble and loyal Chinese amah of the past.
The humble spud is high in vitamin C and potassium, and is a good source of fiber.
Although he has a quiet and humble demeanor, the two-time Volunteer captain has a fierce competitive streak and leads by example.
We like our heroes humble in Ireland, strong, silent types who keep the head down and go about their business in an uncomplicated manner.
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He has called on a simple and humble life, following the traditions of the Franciscan Order.
They lived a similar humble and simple life, before both being assassinated by the British Royal Family.
These leaders, unlike Jesus, who was humble and simple, are the affluent lot.
There is something mysterious about the depiction of a simple, humble home.
It is a small, intimate and humble place where a simple congregation once gathered for spiritual sustenance.
It sits in my room, as accurate and humble as the day I wrenched it out of its blister pack.
And when you taste the final product in the form of a carob cake, you'll have no doubt the humble carob tree has a great future!
So it was with trepidation that your humble reviewer handed the book to his twelve-year-old sister for her verdict.
Your humble scribe will be spending his New Year's Eve stone-cold sober on a train somewhere between Reading and Weymouth.
Despite his many achievements he remained humble and unassuming with a good sense of humour.
Known for his humble and unassuming style he often wears his customary hooded brown robe and sandals.
Filmmakers that have done that in the past in a very unassuming and humble way inspire me the most.
I don't know, but, in my humble opinion, it sure looks slicker to keep one or two buttons undone when wearing a dress shirt without a tie.
A majority of 211 is a pretty convincing vote of confidence, in my humble opinion.
No one can have failed to notice the metamorphosis of the humble vitreous china sink in Irish bathrooms.
They come from humble backgrounds and some are non-literate, but what they all share is a desire to serve others.
Brazilian footballing legend Socrates has helped turn humble Garforth Town into the most talked-about non-league team in the world this week.
Athlete behavior is meant to be exemplary and virtuous and sustain the rags to riches myths of successful sports stars from humble origins.
Changing tastes in grape variety have also conspired against the humble canned vino.
There is nothing humble in living below our best, apologizing, as it were, for our existence.
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The humble person approaches ravening beasts, and when their gaze rests upon him, their wildness is tamed.
Despite origins far more humble than his relatives, Sir Alec achieved international celebrity and staggering wealth.
It has been 25 years since online community found its humble beginnings via the first computer bulletin board.
Malgas was a humble but sparky man with a deep knowledge of nature who was proud of his San ancestry.
In my humble estimation, these statistics should ignite a spark in the minds of serious bowlers.
The possibility of local assistance in setting up slightly lower level high-tech support industries is a no go in our humble estimation.
The basic premise of the story is that noble birth doesn't guarantee a noble person and nobility can be present in the most humble peasant.
In a slightly different vein, the poems also propose an invisibly humble layperson's version of an engaged Zen Buddhist life.
Less exalted were the humble whittlers, and in between were joiners and cabinetmakers, who were the only woodworkers paid for their efforts.
A humble Scottish charity shop has emerged as one of the country's most sought-after suppliers of designer fashion.
Compared with Spain it is garbage, next to Italy it is humble and alongside Germany it stands as an equal.
As humble privates and illustrious generals, Scottish soldiers marched and fought across the globe, in the service of the British Empire.
Tellingly, it was to humble shepherds that the coming of Christ was first revealed.
So things are once again in a state of rearrangement in my humble apartment, getting shifted, moved around and reassigned.
This humble meal is a classic, full of hearty meat and potatoes, and baked into a thick bready crust.
She did nothing and was as modest and humble as an angel, yet she did everything to perfection.
He invented neon and fluorescent lighting, and the humble little AC electric motor that you find throughout all modern industrialised societies.
When there was heavy brainwork to be done, he understood the best cerebral lubricant was the humble bottle in his desk.
Despite their humble circumstances and cramped flat, the Drakes have a snug, welcoming household.
This unprepossessing, humble and exceptionally talented tenor has been hailed as the greatest living tenor in the world today.
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Can you be stinking rich and love yourself and be proud of yourself and yet be humble and modest as well?
Our top 30 of garden creatures includes toads, slow-worms, dragonflies and even the humble earthworm.
Ever since he lost the election for Taipei mayor, he has been humble and self-restrained, quiet and modest, to the surprise of many.
Might he not find that a coup is mounted in his absence by a humble retainer whom he had imagined to be unimpeachably loyal?
Recently divorced, Foster is now house-hunting with her teenage daughter and appears to be seeking a hotel rather than a humble abode.
That was the abode of the humble groundsman who tended the pitch where the then leading players of the country came for practice.
The career diplomat made a brief and humble statement before taking the oath of office.
Bob will be remembered by friends for his appreciation of fine single-malt scotch, his humble attitude toward himself and his dry sense of humor.
Bertie, of course, was far too humble for an over-the-top tribute such as this and had slipped away quietly for other duties.
Lost amid the jabber over what the Next Big Thing in passenger vehicles is likely to be, is the humble midsized sedan.
The story centers around a single mother's struggles and sacrifices to raise an ungrateful daughter who is ashamed of her mother's humble status.
Ask anyone in the press about Henry and they'll tell you how affable, friendly, approachable and humble Henry is.
Being a humble Capuchin priest, he suffered until his death, but helped and cured many people.
If we accept these humble terms, the quest for a soul mate might just be a noble pursuit after all.
In my humble opinion, the ratio of unfunny to funny clips is about four to one.
He seems both humble and cocksure, centered while being fully aware of the sex-drugs-exploitation aspects of rock music.
His intuition that public life is indeed intellectually diminished gives way to a humble acceptance of the world as it is.
This figure's weak chin, hunched shoulders and humble demeanor contribute to the poignancy and humanity of the busts.
He wonders if I am not being just a wee bit hypocritical in my praise of honest, humble work.
The humble rubber rain boot has arrived with a big splash at London Fashion Week.
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The humble gas station is undergoing something of an architectural renaissance.
The khadi campaigners hope that the humble fabric will serve as the rallying force for awakening an entire nation, once again.
A hand held in a traditional posture or mudra or a foot glimpsed beneath a sari are the humble subjects of most works.
Her friendliness, humble kindliness and her generous disposition won her the hearts of many people who came to know and love her personality.
Big Food has had to find more tricks to transform the humble soy bean into a seductive health food.
The DVD treatment is as humble as the overalls and flannel shirts people wear in the show.
Occasionally they find a few sparks, kept alive in a humble woodcutter's cottage, or in a small fire started by a few of their fellow wanderers.
A far cry from its humble beginnings, the toasted cheese sanger has made a heart-stoppingly welcome return.
But the experience, sadly, left them neither magnanimous nor humble in victory.
The closest you can get to fishing with a natural bait for these timid tench is with the humble maggot and redworm.
She turned to her close friend, Parker, a working-class girl from a humble background.
When his cell phone rings during the interview, the reporters caught a glimpse of his humble side.
The game grants you omnipotence over an assortment of medieval soldiers, serfs and craftsmen, who are your humble pawns as you bid to establish your reign.
From its humble origins as the one-man band of Dallas indie rocker John Dufilho, the Deathray Davies has released a handful of colorfully named albums.
But in America, he suffered under the oppressiveness of Jim Crow, which forced his oversized personality into a more humble version for his white colleagues.
Unbeknownst to the vast majority of straphangers, the humble MetroCard is essentially a floppy disk, uniquely identified by a serial number on the flip side.
In its humble beginnings, Chart was once a stark eight-page, photocopied, black-and-white fanzine helmed by people who devoted a cover to Sinead O'Connor.
It is an honour to have a designer of your stature in our humble school.
This piece was inspired by a cautionary fairy tale of 1826 about a humble charcoal burner who trades his human heart for money and a heart of stone.
The organisers believe it's time for the humble wine cask to take its place alongside Holden, meat pies and the Hills Hoist as an Australian classic.
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A humble man, he decided to open Lakay to street children after wondering why he always gave them a few cents to pacify them instead of listening to their needs.
The author was too modest and humble to reveal his name, they said.
The Tibetans I spoke to were infectiously humble and friendly and politically charged without being pushy about independence after the Chinese invaded.
The humble earthenware teapot rests on the red lacquered side-table which was listed after her death in the meagre inventory of Marguerite's possessions.
But I bet that at least a few, who have touched the painful quick of their own humble humanity, can have a fighting chance.
He had risen from a humble family to be the most powerful leader in Japan.
These batter-fried treats are served in fine restaurants and humble homes alike throughout tonga.
But the sight of that headstone made his existence more real to me, made me a little more humble and oddly very joyful.
The only bird or avian species we know of is the so-called humble chicken.
His fame rose further in the nineteenth century when his humble birth, scientific skill, and humanitarianism won the admiration of a democratic age.
While modern rollercoasters and large swingboats may excite most of the terror on fairground rides, it is the humble roundabout that causes the most accidents.
I was delighted to find that Senyor Adria has a rival in a restaurant just 100 yards from my humble residence in the Poblenou barrio of Borecelona.
Narelle knew the hardships of cattle raising business, which began in humble circumstances about 26 years ago and the joys of being a devoted mother and a loving wife.
I don't tell you all this just to be humble or self-effacing.
The whole judicial hierarchy, from the highest presidents in the parlements to the humble tipstaff in the obscurest rural jurisdiction, bought their positions.
I think the better route than just lashing out at everybody is to just be humble and keep doing my work.
After all, from such humble beginnings as a pilot show for a tiny new internet radio station, recorded in my bedroom of a Sunday, do broadcasting careers begin.
I think in my more lucid moments, that possibly I am better suited to my current humble station, as there is less chance of me setting dogs on people.
Her marble fireplace business has grown from humble beginnings, when she hawked marble tiles round shops, to the ultimate in trendsetting home design.
In my humble opinion, to use them is not wrong, but to misuse them is.
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I know a lot of very wealthy people who drive very humble motor cars.
This market had humble beginnings eight years ago or so, and has blossomed into a teeming 55-stall market, split between food stalls and craft stalls.
Australia's future F1 star was put up against six members of the motoring and motor sport media, including your humble correspondent, in a motorkhana driving test!
If I did wrong to these people, then I offer my humble apologies.
All this was attended to in a professional and caring manner, whilst offering humble apologies for the state of the equipment they were forced to endure.
They are to face oppression with humble persistence and absolute conviction.
Jenks is instead a lanky, earnest, well-traveled auteur from humble beginnings.
This is meant to humble the worshipper in the presence of God.
The humble abode which Nelson Mandela occupied when he first came to Joburg during the early 1940s is to be transformed into a heritage attraction site.
Their house was more like a small castle than a humble abode.
His accomplishments contradict his humble beginnings in Bow.
Despite an impressively long history, cider has maintained a relatively humble identity.
There are ready smiles from residents who wave their greetings as we eventually head off the road and towards a small clutch of humble wooden dwellings.
From humble beginnings in the Welsh valleys he became a national celebrity, who adopted this city as his home and became one of Bradford's leading and best-loved citizens.
Enron's Ken Lay conducting television interviews, dappled with references to his being the humble son-of-a-pastor.
It requires instruction in the faith and above all training in prayer, so that the gifts necessary for humble service and faithful witness be received by all.
England's wars, waged successfully by humble bowmen as well as knights and noblemen, created among all ranks a self-confidence that warmed English hearts.
Peritz, in truth, is an inherently humble guy who knows what's what.
Looking back, he says, it was a hefty and much needed helping of humble pie.
His goal of coming across as humble subtracts from his ability to share just exactly how he became so great at such a young age.
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He was humble and patient, an earnest man simply trying, by golly, to do his level best for others.
He was ready to go in his white referee's uniform and tabi while your humble correspondent handled the functions of both chief judge and official scorer.
More likely he sailed the seas as trader or humble fisherman.
Mingling the best of old and new, the renovated saltbox remains faithful to its humble origins while accommodating the personality of its residents.
She is spontaneous with a great sense of humour, humble yet at the same time driven by a healthy ambition.
As early as the 1970s, electronic communication was developing, with the telex superseding the humble letter as the preferred means of placing business orders.
Standing in the shadows of the colossal statues in front of the twin temples of Abu Simbel, one can only feel humble by human ingenuity, both past and present.
It was classic Toryism through and through, including the description of his humble origins combined with the admission that they did not amount to a right to lead his party.
Beneath his charming smile and humble personality is a fierce dedication to continually push himself beyond his boundaries, taking daring, challenging and diverse roles.
Even the humble espresso machine got bad press, despite being the size of a thermos cup and brought as a joke.
Plus, your humble cup of tea is also high in some vital minerals.
For starters, Joan the humble shepherdess is a romantic fancy.
This special tone, a kind of enlightened tristesse, is the sign of a person who senses the existence of wisdom and ultimate good but is too humble to assert it.
I am given bhel puri delicately served in a small portion followed by the best version of the humble green sprouted moong dal served on a one-inch dia papad.
Fortunately, Grant is armed to the teeth to stop them, with his armory including shotguns, missile launchers, the faithful cattleprod, and my humble favorite, the bolas.
Remember, these were humble tradesmen, not high-powered rabbis or mystics.
So there's a time to be humble and a time to be indignant, sanctimoniousness, a scold, etc.
In my humble opinion, Adobe Acrobat has become an untamable beast.
He lived life with unweary determination and a humble heart.
While scholars pondered the divine nature of light, other more humble sorts like sailors, artists and surveyors learnt to use light for practical purposes.
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Even though there has been a jump of sorts as far as the diversity of flavours is concerned, most ice-cream sellers still swear by that humble cupful of vanilla.
If you had called into my humble newsagent to instruct me in person I could have licked your brogues and sent my youngest out with a chamois leather to wash your Range Rover.
But we should be moving on from the humble pig and elevating other animals.
Kindness is an underrated virtue altogether in my humble opinion.
Stewart, who is proof positive that 71 is the new 40, was being too humble by half.
With much emphasis on terroir, the reputation of Burgundy owes much of its grace and fortitude to the humble city of Dijon.
She rose from humble origins to become a military heroine by the age of 19, although she was ultimately captured and burned at the stake for heresy.
Whereas the humble brownie survives on a meagre diet of crustaceans and fly life, the ferox is a committed cannibal, feeding largely on young fish of its own species.
And on the simplest level, there was a disconcerting clash between the postmodern textuality dispensed by the singers and the humble captions on the screen.
Kennedy is fully entitled to conduct his crusade to humble the medical profession, but this level of zeal hardly qualifies him for the conduct of a public inquiry.
And while today's Yorba Linda is a small town set amid the sprawl of Orange County, the humble home itself still speaks of the Nixon family's rural, hardscrabble life.
In a humble home with two rooms, the rear room is the haremlik.
Shopping in our humble opinions is a divine pleasure in its own right and its reputation can only be sullied by likening it to more carnal activity.
Tottenham-born Adele talked of facing rats in a grotty house after she moved out of her mum's humble South London flat.
It was a valuable service indeed to the individual but unlimitedness preempted this humble humanitarian gesture.
As a humble assistant to the world-renowned scientific explorer Professor Rosse, Emery gets all of the scutwork and none of the glory.
I have already walked the path of sysophood. It sure beats being a humble user.
But he rowed on the starboard side, and as the stroke oarlock is generally on port, the seven man lives forever in humble frustration.
Yet another bistro created by a superchef, here's an opportunity to see how the mighty Michel Rostang interprets humble bistro cuisine.
They could insinuate and steal themselves under the same by their humble carriage and submission.
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Despite his humble origins, Whitney was keenly aware of the value of social and political connections.
In my humble opinion, the publishing business continues to overpublish. Too many books are published.
Wouter Bos seems too good to be true. He's smart, relaxed and impossibly telegenic, with a knack for coming across as humble and sincere.
While the company had humble beginnings making tire chains, once employing 1,000 people.
At Imperial public baths, a person of humble means could view wall paintings, mosaics, statues, and interior decoration often of high quality.
Like everything in Washington these days, even the humble light bulb has become the subject of a partisan fight.
But in 1972 along came Aardman Animations and exciting new frontiers opened up for the humble modelling clay.
Far better than the frequent fire hazardry of candles All hail the humble 9v, bringer of light and saver of real estate.
Thus her work deals with the uneventful lives of humble people and how they deal with difficulties and disillusionments.
Kapuscinski says that Europeans who are polite, modest, or humble fall easily into rage when playing or watching football games.
George Storey discovered watering the flowers with his Big Lamp beer turned his humble helianthus into a towering triffid.
Keats believed that he was born at the inn, a birthplace of humble origins, but there is no evidence to support his belief.
God loves an humble soul. It is not our high birth, but our low hearts God delights in.
It shot better than minute of angle with two rounds, a hndload and the humble Federal Classic 100-grain deer load.
Recognized for his beneficent and yet humble and modest style of leadership, not showy and egocentrically vociferous.
The lingerings of decent pride were visible in her appearance. Her dress, though humble in the extreme, was scrupulously clean.
The low-keyed vision of Poland as a small and humble supplicant of the European Union still has a great deal of supporters.
Transform the humble tea light by popping a few into any one of these fab candelabras.
Back then, at eighteen, in her humble bed-sit, in Dublin's 'flatland', she was lonely.
A typical e-begging video is in serious tone, with an artificially humble YouTuber explaining some recent crisis they've had to endure.
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One would have to ask how do the Canaques perform such a humble practical action as transporting themselves through their concrete world?
The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
Food products are usually zero-rated for VAT, but one of the exceptions is the humble potato crisp.
I must fain resign all poetic disportings of the fancy, and pursue my narrative in humble prose.
In the humble potted plant, nature has provided a very effective alternative that is affordable and requires no electricity.
I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant.
Second, we must humble ourselves, embracing our creatureliness and acknowledging our fallenness.
I obviously mean a 'recluse lite' version, just enjoying the sanctuary of one's humble abode, closest family and scruffiest clothes.
In homes where space and time are precious, the future of the humble houseplant may depend on whether it can earn its keep.
The new Vicar of Christ, Pope Francis, is a rare example of a humble intellectual.
The humble rabbit or Oryctolagus cuniculi, just to inject a little science amongst the poo, can be very badly looked after.
Fans of the first film will recall how humble crop-dusting plane Dusty Crophopper made big in the world of competitive racing.
The pair grew up together in a humble council house on Claddagh Green, Bally-fermot.
From humble beginnings he became a noted violinist and a prolific composer of songs and ballad operas.
A humble plant grower and librarian, who wishes to remain anonymous, has the most floriferous orchid I have ever seen.
While the PM may have ditched the infamous pastie tax, he's left the humble toastie at the mercy of the VAT man.
The interior surfaces and built-ins have been correctly taken back to the original humble plywood and fir.
A humble touch for meal times, Target offers a placemat just for the beloved bowwow.
But wasn't it also a little too self-regarding, less humble lark than richly-coloured peacock?
If only she could lose the humble bragging and the entitlement.

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