| Hawks's films seem almost self-effacingly modest in their self-reliant, open-air connection with the world. |
| He's also willing to wax self-effacingly in interview, particularly when asked about his songwriting process. |
| Matt is self-effacingly modest in his description of Pappy's Edinburgh success story. |
| Gordon Brown, as he has self-effacingly pointed out, is not God's gift to television or to campaigning. |
| Mr. Bolcom's accompaniment was self-effacingly elegant throughout. |
| John is difficult to distinguish sometimes because he carries himself so self-effacingly. |
