| He was a humble, self-effacing man, not given to self-aggrandisement of any sort. |
| Both have demonstrated an appealing shyness, a self-effacing modesty, and a stated preference for getting on with the work. |
| God's glory and beauty are revealed in poor, humble, hurting and self-effacing lives of faith and compassion. |
| He remains modest and self-effacing, thank goodness, but now we know there is a core of steel within the good-natured exterior. |
| He's a very able person, but at the same time incredibly modest and self-effacing. |
| A meek, self-effacing figure, he grows more haggard and needy as his hopes of business success and personal harmony crumble. |
