How to Use humble pie in a Sentence

humble pie

noun

• And a big serving for humble pie for some of the loudmouths on the left.
  — Fox News, 20 Mar. 2018
• Let the kid have his moment and take your slice of humble pie.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2017
• Would the Bills serve them a slice of humble pie, or would the Bengals shove it in their faces?
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023
• If the proof isn’t in the pudding, eating humble pie might be required.
  — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2020
• The Razorbacks and Rebels scarfed down some humble pie last week.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021
• If the Pacers needed a little humble pie, this game should do it.
  — Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2018
• One week ago, the Nuggets didn’t treat the Washington Wizards with the proper amount of respect and were served a healthy slice of humble pie.
  — Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2020
• But the players who don't back it up and ultimately lose eat the biggest slice of humble pie.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2022
• Basketball gods have a way of serving up that humble pie.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 20 Jan. 2023
• Coach Dye is all humble pie, just glad to be here, honored, self-effacing.
  — Tom Corvin, latimes.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• As his humble pie digests, Tua prepares for the Jets ... who will likely restore his hubris.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2020
• There may be some humble pie on the menu for the administrators of Chelsea's Twitter account though.
  — SI.com, 19 Jan. 2018
• His analysis was carefully mixed with a touch of special pleading and a large slice of humble pie.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 18 Aug. 2021
• Peter: May risks ending up with humble pie as the only flavor on offer.
  — Monitor Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2019
• Well, these six oddities are already quite a bit of humble pie for Google Translate to swallow, but let’s forgive and forget.
  — Douglas Hofstadter, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2018
• They got served humble pie by Lamar Jackson and bounced back, suffocating Carson Wentz.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• That ribbon was eventually revoked, and the would-be champion got a slice of humble pie instead.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2019
• Check your ego at the door when stepping foot inside the Miami Dolphins facility because humble pie has been the meal on the menu during the first two weeks of training camp.
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 31 July 2019
• Other states could surely force candidates to eat their humble pie at the local county fundraiser.
  — Charlie Szold, National Review, 11 Feb. 2020
• Coach Steve Sarkisian admitted Arkansas served up a heaping slice of humble pie to Texas last weekend.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Sep. 2021
• The term humble pie, for example, comes from pies made with umbles, or scraps of meat and offal that fed peasants who were seated far away from royalty at banquets.
  — Kim Severson, New York Times, 2 May 2023
• As the coronavirus forces us to eat humble pie, a society that had dismissed God finds its religious conscience stirring.
  — Itxu Díaz, National Review, 11 Apr. 2020
• The Dutchman has been forced to eat humble pie after the striking outcast bagged a brace to heroically secure a 2-1 come-from-behind win over the Cherries on Saturday afternoon.
  — SI.com, 24 Sep. 2017
• The exacting standards of these pizzaioli are responsible for changing the perception of the fare from a humble pie into a deeply respected cuisine.
  — Francesco Lastrucci, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2021
• Michigan -- fresh off its first loss and first serious bout of humble pie last week against Michigan State -- walked into Memorial Stadium expecting a test.
  — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2017
• These types of plays will continue till the general elections unless Modi really eats humble pie and reaches out to the opposition.
  — Bloomberg.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• The high-octane Steelers either will legitimize what Dallas showed in Philadelphia or instead be a family-style portion of humble pie.
  — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 5 Nov. 2020
• But as cryptocurrency markets crumble beneath an unstable global economy and a series of embarrassing episodes, the sector could benefit from a nice slice of humble pie.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 14 June 2022

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024