Sentence examples for humble compared with from inspiring English sources
The class satire The Reluctant Debutante (1958) seemed humble compared with the lavish Gigi, but this English comedy of manners was a fairly expensive production.
General Idris, soft-spoken and humble compared with many military men, said he received hundreds of telephone calls daily, some angry, from commanders across Syria.
Yet the most grandiose niche in Paramus is humble compared with the granite extravaganza erected at Daytona Memorial Park to house the mortal remains of L. Gale Lemerand, a Florida philanthropist who founded a residential insulation company that he sold in 1995 for an estimated $150 million.
Theirs is a humble existence compared with the larger, more charismatic residents of the oceans like lobsters, fish, squids and whales.
For most medieval Europeans, it was a humble brew compared with common southern drinks and cooking ingredients, such as wine, lemons and olive oil.
Analysts were pleased with the figures, but pointed out the 1.8% overall sales growth was fairly humble compared to rivals Danone and Nestl.
Shambhala too stays humble, compared to similar mainstream festivals it rests amongst nowadays.
I think atheists are pretty darn humble compared to the religious of the Abrahamic religions.
He was all too humble and accommodating compared with, for instance, Willie Nelson singing the blues with Jazz at Lincoln Center.
It is hardly a humble background, particularly compared with that of Mr. Menendez, who grew up in a tenement in Union City.
It's possible to spot contributions from artists with a definite style, such as Gavin Turk's tea stain, Cecily Brown's sensual and colourful paintings, a drawing of a butterfly and another of a pill pot by Damien Hirst, whose other contribution – a crucifixion on gold – appears baroque compared with his humble ballpoint drawings.
