as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
Philip was utterly humbled by a crushing defeat in the first round of the state chess tournament
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Recent Examples of humbled
It can be argued that because individuals are exposed to so much coverage of Musk and Zuckerberg—and are aware of their wealth—this desire for them to be humbled is intensified.
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Where so much of contemporary comedy is steeped in certainty, trading jokes for smart points, Wood is interested in the moments that leave us humbled and confused.
—Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Walz, could you at least be humbled by the number, $610 million and counting?
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Her intensely competitive nature was humbled and brought about a private reckoning.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
And arguably most importantly, humbled her.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Such conditions have driven some of the state’s worst fires and humbled even the best firefighting efforts, grounding aircraft and frustrating containment efforts as embers fly.
—Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Little more than 24 hours after being humbled by its cross-state rival, Tampa Bay was hungry to make amends Monday night.
—Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Either way, the federal election looks likely to leave the SPD and Scholz deeply humbled, and entering into a period of self-reflection.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Callum Booth, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Where so much of contemporary comedy is steeped in certainty, trading jokes for smart points, Wood is interested in the moments that leave us humbled and confused.
—Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Walz, could you at least be humbled by the number, $610 million and counting?
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
Her intensely competitive nature was humbled and brought about a private reckoning.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
And arguably most importantly, humbled her.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Such conditions have driven some of the state’s worst fires and humbled even the best firefighting efforts, grounding aircraft and frustrating containment efforts as embers fly.
—Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Little more than 24 hours after being humbled by its cross-state rival, Tampa Bay was hungry to make amends Monday night.
—Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Either way, the federal election looks likely to leave the SPD and Scholz deeply humbled, and entering into a period of self-reflection.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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