modesty
Example Sentences
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The garment is worn over the head as a display of modesty, but it's not always been welcomed on the football pitch.
From BBC
Our civilization shouldn’t feign excessive humility and modesty while America inspires creative drive.
Regardless of who said it first, the contrast between their modesty about predictions and the hubris of market forecasters, who confidently look to what they call the foreseeable future, is striking.
From Barron's
Regardless of who said it first, the contrast between their modesty about predictions and the hubris of market forecasters, who confidently look to what they call the foreseeable future, is striking.
From Barron's
The first conspicuous virtue of the Constitution of Innovation project is its comparative modesty, arguing that the powers Brussels already has are more than enough.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
