How to use "humble" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "humble" in popular movie and book plots

  • Sir Launfal takes humble lodgings, spends all the money that King Arthur gave him before setting out, and soon descends into poverty and debt.  - Sir Launfal
  • Firstly he would regain what he saw as his birthright, and secondly to humble Shin, briefly exiling him from the island.  - Twisted Kaiju Theater
  • When the Tramp wakes up, he searches frantically for the missing boy, then returns to doze beside the now-locked doorway to their humble home.  - The Kid (1921 film)
  • He ends up revealing privately to Florence that he is not a brilliant writer at all, but just a humble cashier.  - The Front
  • As Jacob becomes more immersed in the secular life of Kohor's house, Laneah becomes more interested in the humble faith he is forsaking.  - The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd
  • Fagin is mistaken for a humble victim.  - Oliver Twist (1999 miniseries)
  • Manolios, who is chosen to play the role of Christ, is a humble shepherd boy who was once a novice in a monastery.  - Christ Recrucified
  • When Charity is discovered (when she tries to humble a know-it-all neighbor girl), she is branded a witch for her knowledge of future events.  - A Message from Charity
  • As decreed by custom, a humble feast is held for the poor folk prior to the ceremony, and the maiden dances with the beggars.  - The Dybbuk
  • The rest of the family move to a new and more humble parish on the land of Squire Thornhill, who is known to be a womanizer.  - The Vicar of Wakefield
  • They arrive to Yashima in Shikoku where they have to live in humble huts instead of palaces.  - The Tale of the Heike
  • Fanny, however, is in love with a humble clerk, Lovewell, whom she has secretly married.  - The Clandestine Marriage
  • But it turns out that Charly, who seemed like a humble farm girl, actually lives in a mansion and owns a private jet.  - Getting There (film)
  • A humble woman (Swanson) marries a wealthy man (Ames).  - The Trespasser
  • Their maintenance man is an eccentric but kind and humble Okinawan immigrant named Kesuke Miyagi.  - The Karate Kid
  • Amelia decides to marry Mark Crawley, the father of her child, an ambitious young critic intent on shaking off his humble background.  - A Vicious Circle

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