On his father's death it became necessary for him to leave school and take a humble place in the business.

Having finished his speech, he sat down in a humble place behind us.

It must be a very small place, humble in contrast to what they had left behind.

These are generally the simplest wines, but occasionally they rise above their humble place.

You tell lies about nonexistent bank accounts, even my humble places of residence.

His previous life had been a humble place, but a happy one.

It was a humble place: just two rooms, one on each side of an enclosed breezeway.

Most towns have at least one place, humble though it may be, where breakfast is served.

"It is a humble place but honest and clean."

Today, with the economy in the first recession of his tenure, Citicorp is a more humble place.