1.   The porter was reprimanded and a humble apology was presented to his Lordship.

2.   Please accept my humble apologies.

3.   Japanese officials, apparently seeing a rare opportunity to mend ties with their neighbor, seem ready to reciprocate by making an unusually humble apology for the colonial past.

4.   So with humble apologies to Miss Manners, I offer a kinder, gentler approach to this summertime tradition.