modesty

Example Sentences

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The ease and modesty present in “Marc by Sofia” sometimes seem perplexing.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

This was not just false modesty, it was a mature batter realising that his place in the larger scheme of things had been made so much easier by an ace teammate.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

As I began talking with them about the years of advocacy that followed, Patricia’s modesty blushed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

“With all humility and modesty, I am the only guy who is capable of doing this because of the scale we have, number one,” Sharma said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

"Come on, Papi," his daughters coaxed him, as if it were a modesty of his, to perish, and they had to talk him into staying alive.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez