"background" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Not bad for a man with very little education and from a humble background!
- And as a high achiever from a humble background, she knew whom to thank.
- She is described as not very pretty and from a much more humble background than Nikhil.
- She came from very humble backgrounds and worked as a maid to pay her way through the University.
- Despite a humble background, he was able to use his education to achieve high professional and social status.
- He had tried before, in 1798 but failed because of his humble background.
- Boys of humble background might also gain a similar place in a great house.
- From a relatively humble background, he has ascended to high office.
- The aim is to help young people from humble backgrounds to join the private sector.
- However, given his humble background, life teaches him to be calculated in whatever he does.
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