How to Use humility in a Sentence

humility

noun

• The ordeal taught her humility.
• He accepted the honor with humility.
• On the other hand, the best judges have the humility and the restraint to follow the law.
  — Fox News, 10 July 2018
• The late priest is known for his great faith, humility and love of the violin.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2021
• This brings us to our last trait of great leaders — a healthy dose of humility.
  — Chris Barbin, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
• Then there is the humility that comes from moving to new lands.
  — Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2021
• If life is designed to humble us in the face of time, there is joy in that humility.
  — Dave Shiflett, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2018
• That Yeoh is toasting to health could be seen as a sign of humility.
  — Amy Nicholson, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2022
• And that does remind me to have some humility about it.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2023
• Only Sanders doesn’t have the grace or humility of a man like Tyson.
  — Jfreeman, oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2023
• The point of this, as of most ancient wisdom, was to teach humility.
  — Mark Lilla, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
• This levels the playing field and brings a process of humility to the moment.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• The last year and a half has been an exercise in humility.
  — WSJ, 6 Mar. 2017
• But even amongst his joy, his humility stayed in place.
  — Kim Quindlen, Teen Vogue, 1 June 2018
• Keeping a stance of humility is the best way to be of true assistance.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
• The humility in this is like a reflex — and a uniquely female one at that.
  — Deanna Pai, The Cut, 7 Mar. 2018
• But doesn’t all prayer need to include that kind of humility?
  — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 10 May 2021
• In better times, the U.S. has, with some humility, owned up to its failures.
  — The Editors, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2023
• Different enough to rise from a small town to the top of MLB draft boards in three years with work ethic and humility.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 17 July 2023
• There was, in fact, a kind of humility about her and her performance.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2021
• Larry Culp is low key, press shy, and talks a lot about humility.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
• But maybe most of all, for all Snyder's fame, humility is his strength.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• The prose begs for attention, then shies away in shame and humility.
  — Washington Post, 9 July 2020
• One option for Kim would be to stage a very public show of humility.
  — Eric Cheung and Will Ripley, CNN, 20 May 2022
• And with truth comes humility—something Chang has in spades.
  — Kate Branch, Vogue, 17 May 2018
• These past 20 months have taught us many things, but mostly to have humility.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2021
• What the debate could use is a little more humility, on both sides.
  — Joel Mathis, The Week, 16 Aug. 2021
• Such humility is part of what made Myers the ideal walk-on.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 2 Apr. 2020
• Ferns were used to show humility, roses for love and empty chairs for the void left by someone's death.
  — David Sharos, Naperville Sun, 13 May 2017
• Wright himself said this week that a little humility wouldn’t be a bad thing right now.
  — Mike Jensen, Philly.com, 31 May 2018

Last Updated: 15 Apr 2024