6 sentences with 'humble'

Example sentences and phrases with the word humble and other words derived from it.

« He boasted of his humble origins and claimed to protect and represent the interests of the common people and merchants. »
« Theodora, who had come from decidedly humble origins as an artist, worked diligently both to free prostitutes from sexual slavery and to extend legal rights and protections to women and protect children from infanticide. »
« Both men and women of very humble origins sometimes rose to prominence, and made a healthy living, at Versailles by serving as go-betweens for elites seeking royal positions in the bureaucracy. »
« Mebius, who is a general surgeon at Gavie Hospital, believes he has gained experience and has become more humble. »
« Gone are the humble but convenient faucets that any tourist befuddled by a long plane journey could operate without difficulty. They have been replaced by rows of futuristic-looking levers and dials that are never the same from one hotel to the next. »
« The authors of the Constitution demonstrated that, in addition to possessing wisdom, or precisely because of it, they were humble; »
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