as in unpretentiousness
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Noun
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Patrick Mahomes leads with humility and puts God first.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025 -
The worst part is that Barkley’s competitive example, confidence and humility have turned him immediately into the Eagles’ leader.—
Pat Leonard,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Vocally, too, Jackman makes a kind of spectacle of his modesty.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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Kwong’s ministrations to the interior included refurbishing portions of the existing millwork, adding a window seat in the kitchen, and renovating the kitchen and baths in a way that feels sympathetic to the modesty of the original plans.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Debnam-Carey imbues Milla with the right level of sincerity to elicit empathy even when her practices are misguided, and Dee stands as a suitable voice of reason amid the copious noise (as does Ashley Zukerman as Bell’s beleaguered partner, Clive).—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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These words are one of the biggest markers of sincerity in language, according to Markowitz.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Unassumingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unassumingness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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