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not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness the nuns at the convent regard themselves as lowly servants of the Lord

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lowly

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adverb

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Miami’s only win – a 20-17 Week 1 victory against the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars – came when Jason Sanders kicked the game-winning field goal as time ran out. Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024 The end result was an absolutely embarrassing 36-22 loss to the lowly Panthers. Vincent Frank, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
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The club also gifted Bayern the title on two occasions, most famously last season, when the Black and Yellows threw away the title by failing to beat lowly Mainz. Manuel Veth, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024 But those two modes ran laps around the lowly yellow bus. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lowly 

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“Lowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowly. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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