unassuming
modest and not seeking to draw attention to oneself
Unassuming in a sentence
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Despite his fame, the author remained unassuming and approachable.
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Verbal · Text Completion
The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.
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complete agreement among everyone involved
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