immodest
Example Sentences
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“On a personal level, to say, ‘I want, I want, I want,’ people may feel that, but we are taught that good manners is to suppress such immodest cravings.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
The original book was published in 1995 and it has — I'm being immodest in saying — but weathered well.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024
“The perception of me has definitely changed,” he says, which is the closest he can bring himself to being immodest.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024
In the 1500s, metal fig leaves covered the genitals of statues like “David” when the Roman Catholic Church deemed nudity as immodest and obscene.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023
There was something immodest about her modesty: it announced itself.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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