HAT IN HAND Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

hat in hand

adverb

as in cap in hand

in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion he was forced to apologize hat in hand for the offensive comment

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Recent Examples of hat in hand What will ultimately happen is that these countries will come, hat in hand, to the negotiating table. —

Gene Marks, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025 The transit agency will once again go hat in hand to state officials hoping to plug the shortfall. —

Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025 But the very fact that New York City has to go to Albany, hat in hand, to ask permission to alter a city tax levied on city residents with the funds going into the city treasury is maddening. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024 No more going hat in hand begging for doses from the rich world. —

Gavin Yamey, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hat in hand

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humbly

Adverb

The restaurant from Yao and co-owners Ryan Bailey and Nikki Reginaldo began humbly, as did its beverage program.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
The post shows the actress going from humbly accepting the compliment to striking her best modeling poses as the wind blows through her hair.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026