modicum

Example Sentences

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Bonds could provide jittery investors with a modicum of safety and income as well.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Yes, traders may be overweight the sector, and parts are richly valued in terms of price-to-earnings multiples, but such factors have caused only a modicum of exposure reduction by investors so far.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

At least not without a modicum of heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

“Eternity” understands the desperation for a modicum of autonomy in this world, yet cleverly reminds viewers that having a choice doesn’t necessarily make life any easier.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

“You will help, won’t you? The girl doesn’t have the decency to show even the tiniest modicum of sorrow for her actions.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill