humbleness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for humbleness
Noun
  • Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness.
    Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Standing next to a record player in a sports jacket and turtleneck, Kaufman, with a kind of bulging meekness, a glisteningly gleeful timidity, puts the needle on the record.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Fellow lawmakers and leaders described him Saturday as a gentle man of humility and integrity who was deeply respected on both sides of the aisle and who fought for his fellow firefighters until the end of his life.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2025
  • Accountability, collaboration, courage, humility, justice, temperance, drive, integrity, judgment, transcendence, and humanity.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 16 July 2025
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“Humbleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humbleness. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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