unassuming
adjective
un·as·sum·ing
ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ 
: not assuming : modest
an unassuming librarian
an unassuming manner
an unassuming neighborhood
unassumingness
noun
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Examples of unassuming in a Sentence
He's just an unassuming guy.
They lived in an unassuming home.
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Outside, Poopie’s is a largely unassuming American diner with one of Stefanik’s campaign signs hanging outside.
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Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
The story about how an unassuming pack animal became something approaching a hoofed Tarzan started hundreds of miles away, involved a decades-old federal program and required the heartbreak of two people who had welcomed Diesel into their family.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
At the airport sushi counter, where prices are no more offensive than the highway robbery over rubbery personal pizzas and gigantic pretzels, a confident—and meager—crowd silently communes over their unassuming California rolls.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
That’s why the latest addition to Arnault’s sprawling business empire might seem unlikely—an unassuming Parisian bistro that sells $100 roast chicken and has a 3.5-star rating on Trip Advisor.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 24 June 2024
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Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
The story about how an unassuming pack animal became something approaching a hoofed Tarzan started hundreds of miles away, involved a decades-old federal program and required the heartbreak of two people who had welcomed Diesel into their family.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
At the airport sushi counter, where prices are no more offensive than the highway robbery over rubbery personal pizzas and gigantic pretzels, a confident—and meager—crowd silently communes over their unassuming California rolls.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
That’s why the latest addition to Arnault’s sprawling business empire might seem unlikely—an unassuming Parisian bistro that sells $100 roast chicken and has a 3.5-star rating on Trip Advisor.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 24 June 2024
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unassuming
adjective
un·as·sum·ing
ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ
: not pretentious : modest
an unassuming manner
an unassuming neighborhood
unassumingly
adverb
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