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Recent Examples of humble pie
The city is also a pilgrimage site for pizza lovers, who will find everything from old-school joints that only sling margherita and marinara pizzas to next-gen pizzerias that elevate the humble pie to gourmet heights.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
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
Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids-party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Not a terrible bit of humble pie to taste, but the fact also remains, despite what some would like to believe, that the election result was no landslide but really only a slight lurch to the right.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025
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
Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids-party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Not a terrible bit of humble pie to taste, but the fact also remains, despite what some would like to believe, that the election result was no landslide but really only a slight lurch to the right.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humble pie
Noun
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Wisconsin’s John Blackwell and Nick Boyd, who had fueled a February upset of the Illini, pounced.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The big story on Oscars night is Scorsese at long last winning Best Picture and Best Director, but the second-biggest story is that Damon wins his second Oscar — after winning for co-writing Good Will Hunting — in an upset over Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the canonical metaphorical example, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and the cascading sequence of atmospheric perturbations leads to a tornado in Texas.—
Dan Garisto,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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By comparing the forward and backward series of operations, the new algorithm can see the effects of this perturbation throughout the molecule and so model the molecule as a whole.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
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Agyemang headed the ball into the bottom right corner of his own goal while trying to keep it away from an Austin FC attacker, much to goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina’s chagrin.—
Scott Fowler
March 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Yale University Properties is known for buying up New Haven buildings that could someday expand the campus or improve a block, sometimes to the chagrin of business tenants.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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When Hilton faced distress, Blackstone had to restructure the hotel’s debt in 2010.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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The plaintiffs are asking the court for damages for emotional distress and other harms caused by the images.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mann’s unease might have had deeper roots.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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In an unlikely collaboration, Google and Tesla are paying attention to Americans’ unease and sentiment.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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When Blake Snell slow-played his offseason because of lingering shoulder discomfort after the World Series run, the decision made all the sense in the world.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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With Adebayo ruled out 90 minutes before tipoff due to calf discomfort and Wiggins missing his sixth consecutive game with a toe issue, not even a startling lineup reunion of Tyler Herro and Norman Powell was enough to prevent a step back in play-in territory for Erik Spoelstra’s team.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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This had caused great dismay for my grandparents—my grandfather in particular.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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When Frank Hall constructed the original building in the late 19th century, his crew stumbled upon a vein of gold—but much to his dismay, his request to dig into it was denied by town officials.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Plus, the movie is simply too goofy and good-natured for any of its feminist agitation to land.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Rattlesnake bite symptoms include puncture wounds, swelling, bleeding, pain, agitation or depression, according to UC Davis.—
Brianna Taylor,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Humble pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humble%20pie. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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