Sentence examples for was humbling from inspiring English sources

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well humbling

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"was humbling" is a correct and usable form of written English.
You could use it to describe a situation where a person is feeling humbled, or to note something that had a humbling effect. For example: "The realization that I had so much less than those around me was humbling."

Dictionary

was humbling

verb

To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humiliate.

Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven's plagues have humbled to all strokes. -Shak.

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It was humbling.

The New York Times

The reality was humbling.

The New York Times - Magazine

No question, the craftsmanship was humbling.

The New Yorker

Their stories and willingness to listen and participate was humbling.

The Guardian

It was profound, it was moving and it was humbling.

The Guardian

In comments to WWD, he said Mr. de la Renta's support was "humbling".

The New York Times

To watch him cast was humbling: a fluid, graceful invitation to the bass and trout below.

The New York Times

Mancini was asked if this was humbling for a player with 36 caps.

The Guardian - Sport

Seeing the contrast between a school benefiting from simple resources like books and furniture was humbling.

The Guardian

Beautifully installed, Anthony Caro's continuing exploration of materials and use of joyous colour until shortly before his death was humbling.

Independent

I felt I was looking at humanity, stripped down in all its primitive magnificence, and it was humbling.

The Guardian - Opinion

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