HAT IN HAND Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

hat in hand

adverb

Definition of hat in hand

as in cap in hand

in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion he was forced to apologize hat in hand for the offensive comment

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Recent Examples of hat in hand Noland said the fare increase was needed not just to generate additional revenue but also to show state lawmakers a commitment to raising money while going to the General Assembly, hat in hand, to request additional funding from the state. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 What will ultimately happen is that these countries will come, hat in hand, to the negotiating table. — Gene Marks, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025 The transit agency will once again go hat in hand to state officials hoping to plug the shortfall. — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025 But the very fact that New York City has to go to Albany, hat in hand, to ask permission to alter a city tax levied on city residents with the funds going into the city treasury is maddening. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hat in hand

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humbly

Adverb

Elordi nearly shoulders the running time but plays his Hig a bit too humbly.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Under the jerseys, Lee, 40, humbly posts a small University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame plaque.

— PJ Green August 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

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