as in meekness
the absence of any feelings of being better than others
displaying genuine humility, the peace activist accepted the Nobel Prize on behalf of all who have worked to end the violence
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Recent Examples of humility
Donatelli said he’s particularly drawn to the pope’s humility and sense of humor.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
But it can't be achieved without having empathy and the humility to listen to one another.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025
That humility is matched by a rising sense of responsibility.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The definition of that decency requires humility and the ability to walk a higher road.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
But it can't be achieved without having empathy and the humility to listen to one another.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025
That humility is matched by a rising sense of responsibility.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The definition of that decency requires humility and the ability to walk a higher road.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for humility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for humility
meekness
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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
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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
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“Humility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humility. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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