He spoke plainly, crisply and with self-deprecating humor. From Wordnik.com. [Heartbreaker] Reference
The candidate's self-deprecating humor plays well on the trail. From Wordnik.com. [An Answer for Every ‘Little Jerk’] Reference
Waving a deprecating paw, Josephus gave vent to a pitiful whine. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
INSKEEP: Are you saying it's basically like self-deprecating humor?. From Wordnik.com. [For John Ridley, The N-Word Is A Line In The Sand] Reference
With no other reply than a deprecating gesture, Maitland continued. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
It wasn't the usual self-deprecating routine, but it got some laughs. From Wordnik.com. [An Answer for Every ‘Little Jerk’] Reference
He was combative and serious but also very funny and self-deprecating. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Judt, Historian And Author, Dies At 62] Reference
Self-deprecating sense of humor; Greek fund-raisers; lack of slickness. From Wordnik.com. [A Voter's Guide To The Issues] Reference
"Diane's the most self-deprecating person alive," Meyers says, laughing. From Wordnik.com. [Sweet On Keaton] Reference
The two men kept each other laughing with deadpan, self-deprecating humor. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Debates] Reference
This self-deprecating posture is another element of the Manipulation game. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Bonifer: Breitbart's Game] Reference
McCain has played the hero ever since, usually with self-deprecating charm. From Wordnik.com. [Iraq: Friends at War] Reference
It can be played as amused, indignant, self-deprecating, or merely bemused. From Wordnik.com. [The Practical Futurist: Why Is Easy-To-Use So Hard To Do?] Reference
It is a sort of self-depreciating, self-deprecating, self-condemning habit. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Land of Canaan] Reference
Every other joke in it is a fat joke -- of the safe, self-deprecating variety. From Wordnik.com. [Roly-poly rom-com 'Mike & Molly' wears a bit thin] Reference
We've been friends since high school and he's used to my self-deprecating jokes. From Wordnik.com. [Leather and Something Like Infidelity] Reference
All very self-deprecating, for a man who is clearly practicing for the presidency. From Wordnik.com. [Al Gore: Talk A Lot, And Carry A Big Stick] Reference
The former Arkansas governor is self-deprecating, approachable and genuinely funny. From Wordnik.com. [The Other Man From Hope] Reference
It's a quick read, filled with self-deprecating humor and a colorful cast of characters. From Wordnik.com. [Man Enough To Love 'Eat, Pray, Love'] Reference
And this is a really solid, yet irreverent, yet, you know, deeply self-deprecating record. From Wordnik.com. [The Breeders' Scrappy 'Mountain Battle'] Reference
Again and again, I heard similarly self-deprecating expressions of how to handle adversity. From Wordnik.com. [Living In The Shadows Of Giants] Reference
They have a good sense of humor, especially about themselves, in a very self-deprecating way. From Wordnik.com. [‘Terrifyingly Unique’] Reference
Hamper's self-deprecating humor saves "Rivethead" from becoming a whining diatribe against GM. From Wordnik.com. [Revenge Of The 'Rivethead'] Reference
He also says the sometimes self-deprecating woman with the ruddy, sardonic wit, is a huge loss. From Wordnik.com. [Remembering Jazz Singer And Activist Abbey Lincoln] Reference
BOILEN: It's hard to tell how much of Nellie's self-deprecating talk was for humor or for real. From Wordnik.com. [Nellie McKay Reveals 'Cavendish'] Reference
Self-deprecating and broken, Michael admits he doesn't know what an arrest would solve for him. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
Mr. Clinton was not deprecating himself, he was rubbing the nation's nose in his dirty business. From Wordnik.com. ['Thanks! I'll Be At The Mgm Grand Next Week'] Reference
To the contrary, it's clearly a self-deprecating remark made in joking about himself and his looks. From Wordnik.com. [Belittling Palin?] Reference
A wry, self-deprecating man, Tsongas, who died last week at 55, nonetheless saw himself on a mission. From Wordnik.com. [Death Of A Truthteller] Reference
Besides doing "Letterman," Stewart made a shrewdly self-deprecating appearance last month on "Ellen.". From Wordnik.com. [Be-Marthas, Do-Marthas And Beyond Martha] Reference
"I believe he is a good sort," said Desmond, who was above the pettiness of deprecating a possible rival. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
The self-deprecating jokes help pre-empt criticism and have earned him the fondness of the national press. From Wordnik.com. ['White Tornado'] Reference
The film followed the chatty, disarmingly self-deprecating designer as he prepared his fall '94 collection. From Wordnik.com. [Back In The Spotlight] Reference
The lyrics can be serious ( "Free Mumia Abu-Jamal!"), but they can also be simple, silly and self-deprecating. From Wordnik.com. [Hip-Hop's Hope] Reference
But there was no hint of his self-deprecating humor -- and no mistaking the valedictory tone of his communique. From Wordnik.com. ['I Wish I Could Spare Nancy'] Reference
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