modesty
Example Sentences
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As I began talking with them about the years of advocacy that followed, Patricia’s modesty blushed.
From Los Angeles Times
"I understand completely. Some things a man simply cannot do. I suggest you turn your back, Marlie. Then modesty can be preserved, and we can all get warm without delay."
From Literature
Faith and modesty were qualities in all Heynis’s performances, delivered in a plaintive and haunting tone that is not quite like any other.
The artist’s modesty is evident even in the heavily worked late paintings like “Seated Woman.”
“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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
