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humbled (comparative more humbled, superlative most humbled)

1. (proscribed) (usually qualifying a first-person pronoun) Grateful for the support of others, touched; honored, flattered.
   • 2014 September 24, "Web Access... Simon Pegg / Edgar Wright" BBC Online:

     JJ: Are you humbled by such positive reactions from such a wide spectrum of people, from George A Romero to Harry Knowles?

     SP: Absolutely. Yeah, it's wonderful. ... We're very humbled and very pleased.

   • 2014 November 4, John Boehner, Statement by Speaker Boehner On Outlook For The 114th Congress‎:

     We are humbled by the responsibility the American people have placed with us, but this is not a time for celebration.

   • 2015 May, C. Joyce Hall, “Humbled and Honored”, in ABA Health eSource, volume 11, number 9:

     I cannot adequately express my sincere thanks to the Section leaders who saw fit to take a chance on me and ask me to get involved in leadership in the Section. Thank you for being excellent role models. I am honored and humbled to serve.

   • 2015 September 12, 'HONORED AND HUMBLED' ESPINOZA TO RECEIVE LAFFIT PINCAY, JR. AWARD Paulick Report:

     "Anytime I win an award of any kind I am honored and humbled," Espinoza said.

2. Overcome with humility; in awe of the strength of another or one's own weakness
   • 2010 February 1, Tom Hagan 'I am humbled by these people' National Catholic Reporter:

     They would continue to suffer greatly but they have a strength that is remarkable. I am humbled by them and privileged to be with them.

   • 2019 November 12, Gal Koplewitz, “Amos Oz and the Politics of the Hebrew Language”, in The New Yorker‎:

     The written word, he often argued, could only ever be a low-fidelity reproduction of the fullness of being; any text was ultimately humbled by the reality that it sought to represent.