Sentence examples for humble pride from inspiring English sources

Now, as Beamer hopes to lead the Hokies back into the national elite, he views "The House That Frank Built" with humble pride.

Putin is right if exceptionalism is rooted in arrogance and denigration of others instead of humble pride in oneself.

When I Saw You comes from the collective spirit of a cast and crew who celebrated their win in Abu Dhabi with humble pride, a filmmaker whose vision can easily include realistic portrayals of the games played by an 11-year-old child who doesn't understand labels and the stubbornness of a woman looking for restitution, at any cost.

Instead, talk about something that's unique, and that gives you some honest yet humble pride.

Nor did any man ever do more than Cimon did to humble the pride of the Persian king.

"My aim," according to his memoirs, "was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us".

He said his aim was "to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us". As he began his famous march to the sea, he promised to "make Georgia howl". He was as good as his word.

Another account of the events in the Crimea reads: It seemed to the besieged Christians as if arrows were shot out of the sky to strike and humble the pride of the infidels who rapidly died with marks on their bodies and lumps in their joints and several part, followed by putrid fever; all advice and help of the doctors being of no avail.

I'm being humble,' and almost immediately pride — pride at his own humility — will appear".

Living in a place that has a necklace of urban lakes, a passel of wonderful theater and dining, and a musical legacy that includes both the Replacements and Prince, Twin Citians have a humble sort of pride about where they live.

Showing them like this, Wilson can only be displaying pride: a humble, stoic, artistic representation of the war effort.