Humbling

They lost in humbling fashion, ousted in the second of four voting rounds as London went on to edge Paris for the 2012 Summer Olympics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

How humbling is that I am both an author and a marketer and I still seek outside collaborative help when it comes to creating a stellar landing page. ❋ Peggy McColl (2010)

Sadly, I learned that watching your father fight for his life, while very scary and humbling, is not nearly as scary as watching your child fight for his life. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Half of Nebraska'a last six games have resulted in humbling defeats. ❋ Unknown (2002)

In this hatred he confused the innocent with the guilty, detesting all the great nobles and taking a delight in humbling any of them he did not exile. ❋ Unknown (1903)

The pleasure he takes in humbling the proud and exalting those of low degree (v. 6): The Lord lifts up the meek, who abase themselves before him, and whom men trample on; but the wicked, who conduct themselves insolently towards God and scornfully towards all mankind, who lift up themselves in pride and folly, he casteth down to the ground, sometimes by very humbling providences in this world, at furthest in the day when their faces shall be filled with everlasting shame. ❋ Unknown (1721)

The only thing better and more humbling is trading "how I got arrested stories" ... ( ❋ Ccfinlay (2006)

After the president's midterms humbling, the US media envision horse trading, vetoes – and a legislative logjam ❋ Matthew Weaver (2010)

Ethel did not wait to hear more, but went to school next day full of the idea of humbling Julia by means of this wonderful piece of news. ❋ Lucy Byerley (N/A)

She enjoyed the idea of humbling his immense assurance, believing that any pain she might inflict would be short-lived, while he was amazed to find how swiftly the hours flew past when he allowed himself to spend a couple of days at ❋ Mrs. Alexander (1863)

NPA candidates were elected to all 27 city council, parks board and school board positions in a landslide that Vancouver mayor Philip Owen called a "humbling experience." ❋ BRENNAN CLARKE (2011)

He never held a coordinator title on offense or defense, but that didn't eliminate him from consideration when Sumlin, a former Gophers assistant, left Houston with a vacancy, a show of confidence Levine describes as "humbling." ❋ Unknown (2012)

The facility's uniforms also were recognized in 2005, an honor that Freeman called humbling, but the contest entry process changed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The new Retail Banking Minister is Halifax Howard, who described his new role as 'humbling'. ❋ Dungeekin (2009)

This was brought home with full force when Obama failed to secure any kind of favourable action to help trim the US' trade deficit and encourage US exports at last week's G-20 Summit in Seoul - something even the American press described as a "humbling" experience that reflected the US being "left out in the cold" in an unprecedented manner. ❋ Mark Levine (2010)

If there is a problem with Barack Obama's thinking, his "intellectual biographer" James Kloppenberg is saying on the morning after Obama's mid-term "humbling," it's not what he thinks, deep in the Democratic mainstream. ❋ Christopher Lydon (2010)

This was brought home with full force when Obama failed to secure any kind of favourable action to help trim the US 'trade deficit and encourage US exports at last week's G-20 Summit in Seoul - something even the American press described as a "humbling" experience that reflected the US being "left out in the cold" in an unprecedented manner. ❋ Mark Levine (2010)

[Be humble]! ❋ Be Humble (2017)

Eg. Q: ay i heard [the jump] [outs] [rolled up on] u yesterday? A: yea i was out that night they just hit me wit a humble ❋ Bodymore Bro (2013)

I just [humbled] you in this definition. But since you are thick, I am going [to humble] you again and give you a simpler definition. Guy 1: What's this random paper we got ages ago? Guy 2: Let me humble you. [That paper] is our task for the exam that we will be sitting later today. The fact that you don't even know what the paper is about, proves you are going to inevitably fail this test. ❋ Thagodfatha (2011)

B1zzle is [the most] [humble] being on [the planet]. ❋ Lizzzzzle (2014)

[James] Boslooper is [not a] [humble] person ❋ DJ Slizzle (2019)

1. I envy humble people. If I told a humble person what I thought about people with [humility], they'd probably not even recognize themselves as humble and ask why I'm calling them that. Too bad I don't know any humble people. 2. "DAMMIT, her bragging is [getting on my NERVES]! Someone REALLY needs [to humble] that asshat!!" ❋ Shameless Plug (2004)

- You've just won the [Nobel Peace Prize] for basically not being George Bush. How do you feel? - [Humbled]. I feel [humbled]. - Oh, OK. You seem like [a good guy]. ❋ Bobby Tables (2009)

[I came] to her [house] on the humble. ❋ Jay Jay (2005)

I [kept] a state of humbility, while I [spoke] with [the president]. ❋ Ryan Maffett (2008)

[Uri Boyka] is the most complete [fighter] in the world, but after he got beat [one time], he was still the best but he was humble. ❋ Muay Thai Kiddo (2011)