Sentence examples for display of humility from inspiring English sources

A fitting display of humility and respect if ever I saw one.

There are occasions I may have got it wrong," Lord Sugar declared, in a rare display of humility.

Donald Trump gave a rare display of humility during a brief speech at a hotel in West Des Moines.

In a calculated display of humility, David Viniar, Goldman's chief financial officer, recently told Business Week that the firm wasn't that smart.

They told No 10 spin doctors to make the "top line" of their briefing to Westminster journalists a display of humility by Mr Brown.

Both state and central governments have promised "zero tolerance" of human-rights abuses.Many are not convinced by the government's recent display of humility.

IT IS not unusual in Japan for corporate leaders to make semi-ritualised displays of humility.

Even the politician's most conventional displays of humility have thus far been beyond him.

Mr Rohani certainly had a successful first night, thrilling his audience with displays of humility (see article).

In these flamboyant displays of humility, actors lose their common sense; they forget how hard it is to make weakness or extreme goodness dramatically interesting.

"I'd like to thank these European people," he proclaimed, in a rare display of Yankee humility.