Sentence examples for seemed humble 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.

Jim Parsons, winning yet again for his role as Sheldon on "The Big Bang Theory," seemed humble and sincere, even apologetic.

In those days, colleagues recall, Rajaratnam, earning $34,000, seemed humble and deferential.

In comparison to the results, in the text below Mohammad Ahmad's seemed humble.

The Slater I met with at a Soho hotel in Manhattan seemed humble.

He seemed humble, grounded and very appreciative of his mother and father.

But at times, he has seemed humbled.

When I spoke to Frank Lantz, the creator of Drop7, he seemed humbled by his own game.

Bennett seemed humbled by the pick, leaving himself open to big accomplishments in the future but remaining realistic about the current state of the Cavaliers.

In the ring after the fight, Jones, 39, said he was not certain he would retire, but he certainly seemed humbled.

He praised Chicago point guard Derrick Rose, saying "the sky is the limit for him," and seemed humbled when asked about playing in the same city where Michael Jordan once starred.