Get to know Humility better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like humbleness or pride.
Humility in a sentence
Humility meaning
The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
Synonyms of Humility
Using Humility
- The main meaning on this page is: The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
- Useful related words include: humbleness, pride, trait, feeling.
- In the example corpus, humility often appears in combinations such as: humility and, and humility, of humility.
Context around Humility
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Humility
- In this selection, "humility" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, exemplifying, foster, little, allows, everything and kindness stand out and add context to how "humility" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little humility and consideration and about his humility and willingness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "humility" sits close to words such as beaver, ce and eras, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with humility
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An attitude of humility and love. (6 words)
And I say this with a lot of humility. (9 words)
Eventually, they do learn some humility through sharing their personal stories. (11 words)
The weapons of warfare against the evil in the heart of man have been laid out for us by Jesus in the Gospel: prayer, fasting (which the Fathers of the Church considered a form of exorcism), vigilance, self-denial and humility, humility, humility. (43 words)
Over the weekend, a write-up sourced to one Kwame Adinkrah, on Ghanaweb entitled “Mathew Opoku Prempeh: Exemplifying humility and sobriety” noted that he had “risen” to become “a beacon of humility and sobriety in the pursuit of national leadership”. (40 words)
He said as a leader of a global major country, President Xi has led the Chinese people to achieve remarkable accomplishments, and treats African leaders with equality and humility, which is very touching. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
The weapons of warfare against the evil in the heart of man have been laid out for us by Jesus in the Gospel: prayer, fasting (which the Fathers of the Church considered a form of exorcism), vigilance, self-denial and humility, humility, humility.
Over the weekend, a write-up sourced to one Kwame Adinkrah, on Ghanaweb entitled “Mathew Opoku Prempeh: Exemplifying humility and sobriety” noted that he had “risen” to become “a beacon of humility and sobriety in the pursuit of national leadership”.
We would like to foster humility among the youth because humility allows us to listen to ourselves, to do peace, speak peace, and preach peace.
According to him, humility does not connote weakness but rather shows the strength of the country.
A co-worker of his at the commonwealth spoke to me about his humility, and willingness to serve, this was some twenty or more years back.
A little humility and consideration for others will impress loved ones no end.
An attitude of humility and love.
And I say this with a lot of humility.
Big Ma is a selfless beacon of neighborhood hope, and God symbolizes grace, mercy and humility — everything that’s lacking in that one-minute ad.
Buni said the Ramadan fasting inculcates patience, devotion, self-control, truthfulness, humility, kindness, tolerance, forgiveness and other virtues of Islam which should be maintained after the fasting period.
By the end of Day 2, the personas of cheating, exasperation, and humility take effect in disturbing overtures.
Data’s humility at the end of the episode with Maddox, and ultimately during the entire episode, is very endearing.
During his tenure, he has served Bermuda’s community with humility, enthusiasm, innovation, scholarship, and integrity.
Eventually, they do learn some humility through sharing their personal stories.
February 4, 2023, Fox News host Tucker Carlson invited Bass onto his show to discuss his apparently newfound humility.
Firstly, they can create a list of company values rooted in the human virtues of magnanimity, humility, self-control, courage, justice and prudence.
He added: “Benedict continued to serve the cause of his church in his unique role with humility and serenity.
He is remarkable for his courtesy, simplicity, decency, humility, and respect for others irrespective of their social or economic status.
He said as a leader of a global major country, President Xi has led the Chinese people to achieve remarkable accomplishments, and treats African leaders with equality and humility, which is very touching.
He taught us how to live our lives with love, respect and humility to become better persons…and he taught us to have the courage to die with grace and dignity.
Common combinations with humility
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- humility and 48×
- and humility 29×
- of humility 29×
- with humility 14×
- his humility 12×
- humility is 9×
- humility in 8×
- in humility 7×
- humility that 7×
- the humility 6×