humble background

collocation in English

meaningsofhumbleandbackground

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humble
adjective
uk
/ˈhʌm.bəl/
us
/ˈhʌm.bəl/
not proud or not believing that you ...
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background
noun
uk
/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
us
/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
the things that can be seen behind the main things or people in ...
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(Definition ofhumbleandbackgroundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhumble background

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His was ahumblebackground.
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They are men of very little capital and veryhumblebackground.
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He ascribed this to hishumblebackground.
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Jung-eun comes from ahumblebackground.
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From ahumblebackground, he was largely self-educated.
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Nobody should go to university because he is from ahumblebackgroundor from any other background; he should go because he is clever.
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Her family was ofhumblebackground, and both her parents were rubber planters.
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Coming from ahumblebackground, he was helped by kind team-mates and well-wishers.
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Despite herhumblebackground, she carries herself with pride and grace, majoring in classical dance during college.
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Coming from ahumblebackground, it was said at one point, he made a living designing the engravings for tombstones.
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A novel that examines the compromises involved when making a career in an empire when coming from ahumblebackground.
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Especially in his old age, the writer emphasized his family'shumblebackgroundand his status as a self-made man.
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Despite ahumblebackground, he was able to use his education to achieve high professional and social status.
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Although from ahumblebackground, his obvious intellect and outstanding abilities saw him promoted up through the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
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Coming from ahumblebackground, he earned a living as a laborer in the cane fields, docks, and railroads.
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I was proud to be raised in a working-class home in a mining community—ahumblebackgroundto some, but a very proud and particularly character-building experience for me.
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Despite his relativelyhumblebackground, he managed to rise from ship's boy to the rank of captain at the age of 34.
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Other companies were of a morehumblebackground, from being miners and dockers to postmen, and many other roles in the community.
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Hazes had mixed feelings about the film, but most viewers saw a man who had remained true to hishumblebackgroundand whose raw emotional songs were genuinely felt.
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