unassuming

adjective

un·as·sum·ing | \ ˌən-ə-ˈsü-miŋ

Definition of unassuming

: not assuming : modest an unassuming librarian an unassuming manner an unassuming neighborhood

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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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Magazine’s first annual Talents & Legends dinner to celebrate a rising star who’s known for his unassuming nature: Lucas Hedges, the magazine’s February cover star. — Lane Florsheim, WSJ, "Julia Roberts Honors Lucas Hedges in Los Angeles," 29 Jan. 2019 Now Stay in a Spanish Colonial Mansion in the Heart of the City Spread between six unassuming Spanish-colonial mansions lie Belmond Casa di Sierra Nevada’s luxuriously private accommodations. — Jaimie Potters, ELLE Decor, "A Design Lover's Guide to Visiting San Miguel de Allende," 7 Jan. 2019 Release: January 18, 2019 Preliminary verdict: Looks promising In 2016, M. Night Shyamalan released Split, an unassuming psychological thriller starring James McAvoy as a recluse suffering from split personality disorder. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, "The 2019 Sci-Fi Film Guide," 3 Jan. 2019 The brand's simple and unassuming design goes well with more intricate pieces too, as Meghan likes to wear three or four rings on her hand at a time. — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, "Meghan Markle's Top 5 Favorite Jewelry Brands of All Time," 2 Jan. 2019 Ada Rosa Alfonso, the current director, is an unassuming middle-aged woman with flyaway red-tinted hair and an abiding passion for all things Hemingway. — Paula Mclain, Town & Country, "The Extraordinary Life of Martha Gellhorn, the Woman Ernest Hemingway Tried to Erase," 12 July 2018 At 199 Mulberry Street, the space is simple and unassuming, with two racks of the brand’s cool separates and a wood bench holding knitwear and kids’ apparel. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "6397’s First Store Embraces Community and a DIY Spirit," 6 Dec. 2018 Yet much of the art in this part of the show feels underpowered, and that goes double at an unassuming art space in the west of the city, where the show really collapses. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "At the Berlin Biennale, the Art of Saying ‘No’," 12 June 2018 The book has several unassuming heroes: a young widow and a resourceful sociologist in Kathmandu, and legislators and tireless pro-bono lawyers in Washington. — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, "Briefly Noted," 19 May 2018

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