Although she is an acclaimed scientist, her self-effacing manner makes her reluctant to accept public praise.

Her self-effacement during the awards ceremony made everyone admire her.

Her repeated self-effacements during meetings made her colleagues underestimate her contributions.

Her self-effacingness made colleagues underestimate her contributions, even though she quietly led the project's success.

She self-effacingly downplayed her role in the project's success, insisting that it was a team effort.