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- adverb In an
unassuming manner.
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- adverb in an unassuming manner
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Examples
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"Vous savez," * Monsieur said simply, unassumingly, "on n'est pas tous les riches."
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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"Vous savez," * Monsieur said simply, unassumingly, "on n'est pas tous les riches."
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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For nearly 50 years, the most unassumingly named group in jazz was also the most ambitious.
The Modern Sounds of Yore Will Friedwald 2011
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Weaving in and out of the fish and vegetable stalls with an unassumingly cool focus is Greek chef Nikos Karathanos, who in March was awarded his first Michelin star for Hytra, located in the trendy area of Psirri.
Not Your Typical Greek Salad Christine Pirovolakis 2011
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"I wait," Ngurn prompted after a long pause, the long-handled tomahawk unassumingly ready in his hand.
THE RED ONE 2010
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"Vous savez," * Monsieur said simply, unassumingly, "on n'est pas tous les riches."
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He was both extremely, unassumingly nice and very, very, very tall.
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Yet, he strolled along with me, hands unassumingly in his pockets.
Fatal Circle Linda Robertson 2010
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While Todd English started out unassumingly in Charlestown, MA yes, of Ben Affleck's The Town fame back in 1989 at a still-standing restaurant called Olive's, these days he's more about big business and celebrity -- along with the art of cooking in the kitchen.
Meredith Barnett: Dear Santa: Todd English's Holiday Give and Get List Meredith Barnett 2010
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She presents herself unassumingly: for our interview she is dressed in jeans and a plain grey dress.
Rumer: 'If Burt Bacharach says you're good, it's time to start believing in yourself' 2010
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