Sentence examples for a humble existence from inspiring English sources

Theirs is a humble existence compared with the larger, more charismatic residents of the oceans like lobsters, fish, squids and whales.

They were often exploited by the timber merchants, and eeked out a humble existence in isolated settlements, passing on homespun wisdom to the next generation far from the industrialisation sweeping the rest of the country.

Back in London, we see that the Ternans live quite a humble existence.

His regret at having been unable to live a normal, humble existence is truly heart-breaking.

All this makes for a humble, peaceful existence by boxing standards, but it also fans an internal struggle between who Mosley wants to be and how he wants to be remembered.

Indeed, I was told on good authority that most of the inhabitants use the ground floor only; some live permanently in the hallways, sleeping on flat mattresses under the stairs as if to uphold the memory of their past humble existence.

Now, it is time to enjoy your humble existence.

But it's not too much to hope that the man who did appear there — and who has lived a willfully humble material existence until now, and took the name of the poor's patron saint — will change the church's emphasis.

Only a humble acceptance of diversity in the human existence can lead people to tolerance.

Anthony Quinn plays a humble rancher living in the New Mexico desert married to a former convict (Debra Paget) who is bored with her humdrum existence.

A humble guy.