Meaning & use
humble place of residence
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Meaning
phrasefixed phraseformalliteraryhumorous
A person's modest or unpretentious home, often used formally or humorously.
Grammar: Used as a noun phrase. It often follows verbs like 'live in', 'return to', or 'leave'.
Patterns
- live in a humble place of residence
- return to one's humble place of residence
- from a humble place of residence
After years of traveling, she returned to her humble place of residence in the countryside.
The billionaire joked that his humble place of residence was a small apartment in the city.
Please send all correspondence to my humble place of residence.
Common combinations
- live in a humble place of residence
- They live in a humble place of residence near the river.
- return to a humble place of residence
- He returned to his humble place of residence after the conference.
- from a humble place of residence
- She wrote the novel from her humble place of residence in the mountains.
- a humble place of residence
- Despite his wealth, he chose a humble place of residence.
Synonyms and how they differ
- modest home
- More common and less formal than 'humble place of residence'; often used in everyday speech.
- simple dwelling
- More literary and archaic; 'humble place of residence' is slightly more contemporary and humorous.
Opposites
Commonly confused: humble place of residence or humble abode?
humble place of residence vs humble abode
A similar humorous phrase, but 'abode' is more literary; 'humble place of residence' is a longer, more formal variant.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'humble place of residence' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 0 correctly uses the phrase as a noun phrase after 'lives in'. The others have incorrect word order or grammar.
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