humble pie

noun

Definition of humble pienext
as in upset

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Recent Examples of humble pie Mind you, your author is required to eat a little humble pie this morning, too. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2026 The origins of this humble pie date back to the Depression, when Southern cooks showed their resourcefulness by making a lot out of a little. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026 The humble pie is just a little more humble these days. — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026 The 15-5 Los Angeles Lakers got served a slice of humble pie on Monday night when they were run out of their own gym against their Pacific Division rival, the 13-9 Phoenix Suns. — Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for humble pie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humble pie
  1. upset
  2. perturbation
  3. chagrin
  4. distress
  5. unease
  6. discomfort
  7. dismay
  8. agitation
Noun
  • The next time the Seminoles took the field, Georgia Tech pulled off an upset in Ireland, 24-21.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • The underdog pulled off the upset against the consensus favorite, stunning France with a 2-0 victory to advance.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of upset
Noun
  • With two satellites at supplementary inclinations, the Newtonian perturbations are equal and opposite in the two orbital planes and cancel each other out.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • First is that quantum transitions must be weak to bring about perturbations in experiments.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of perturbation
Noun
  • But my point is that, right up front, these messages telegraph insecurity, pleading, chagrin.
    — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • To the chagrin of many on the East Coast, the weather was downright pleasant on the other side of the country.
    — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of chagrin
Noun
  • Lewbel said distress detection is no longer a feature of Flock's system, but did not respond to questions about what led to that decision or whether it had ever been used by law enforcement.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • However, evidence of an ancient alien civilization and a frantic distress call from deep space instantly cut those celebrations short.
    — Paul Brett, Space.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of distress
Noun
  • Police said Friday there is no indication that the killing was politically motivated, but her death has renewed unease about the safety of Britain’s politicians after two others were killed in the last decade.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 July 2026
  • The contradictions of their closeness aren’t papered over; the unease is allowed to linger, inflamed and ineradicable.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Definition of unease
Noun
  • Due to such discomfort – or for other reasons – people often delay making plans for their own dying process.
    — Jane Callahan, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
  • But despite this recent discomfort between the two sides, league sources say the front office is not currently making an effort to shop Diggins for a deadline trade.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of discomfort
Noun
  • Newton didn’t even attempt to jump on the second fumble, much to everyone’s dismay.
    — Scott Fowler July 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
  • Although Belgium coach Rudi Garcia and the Belgian federation had expressed dismay at FIFA’s decision to suspend Balogun’s red card ban, Garcia said his team was neither distracted nor motivated by the controversy.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of dismay
Noun
  • In the early 19th century, anticolonial agitation rocked the Spanish territory that would soon become Venezuela.
    — Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
  • The other teen quit her high school soccer team amid mounting protests, police presence and online agitation, highlighting how political battles over trans athletes reshape everyday school life.
    — Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of agitation

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“Humble pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humble%20pie. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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