self-deprecating

• “When life is cruel, finding even a shred of humor or a little self-deprecating chuckle is sometimes just what the doctor ordered.”

  The Huffington Post: Leigh Vinocur, M.D.: You're Not Losing a Husband You're Gaining a Closet

• “If you were to ask him that question directly, his answer would probably be diffident, jokey or evasive, in keeping with the self-deprecating reticence that has helped make him so popular with followers of the sport.”

  The Guardian: Frankel could be the best colt ever trained by veteran Henry Cecil

• “Reminds me (since Georgia is an attorney) of the self-deprecating Senator Sam Ervin whose eloquence was legendary.”

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• “He's self-deprecating, yes, but not enough to refrain from quoting himself.”

  VIDEO: Conan O'Brien Addresses Dartmouth Graduating Class

• “Conan O'Brien addressed Dartmouth's 2011 graduating class in typical self-deprecating fashion.”

  VIDEO: Conan O'Brien Addresses Dartmouth Graduating Class

• “Green's transformation, from aggro battle rapper to self-deprecating TV star, shares a timespan with the rise of grime.”

  The Guardian: Professor Green: 'Lily Allen put me back on my feet'

• “It's not a career path that's open to most people," he said in a phone interview this month, with a self-deprecating humor that seems to be an off-camera trademark.”

  The Washington Post: Sure, they can sing (opera), but can they act?

• “Her hapless theatrical endeavors and self-deprecating humor won her a cult following among lovers of ironic and quirky comedy, including Janeane Garofolo, Moby, Jonathan Ames, and Amy Poehler.”

  The Huffington Post: John Wellington Ennis: Elf GIrl Reverend Jen brings Her Lower East Side Glamour to Hollywood (PICS/VIDEO)

• “Palin got off a couple of self-deprecating lines, but seemed as intent as ever on settling scores with the McCain campaign acolytes that she skewers in her best-seller, Going Rogue.”

  Palin's tale of two worlds

• “Jane Maslin of The New York Times applauds Lisa's books as "punchy, wisecracking thrillers" whose "characters are earthy, fun and self-deprecating" and distinguishes her as having "one of the best-branded franchise styles in current crime writing.”

  Lisa Scottoline biography

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