modesty
Example Sentences
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His proposed ballroom “represents another way this presidency has abandoned its imperative of projecting modesty, openness, and stability,” the architect and historian Neil Flanagan complained in the Atlantic this month.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
They read midlife modesty, not stoke; they’re lacking in the joyous, playful audacity that Kasparian and her team infused into their groundbreaking designs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Women now refuse to turn the clock back even though strict rules on "modesty" and severe punishments are still the law of this land.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The layers of shell companies and use of foreign conduits into luxury real estate help leaders of the Islamic Republic maintain an image back home of embracing modesty and rejecting lavish lifestyles, researchers say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The great merit of Newcomen’s engine was its simplicity of conception and modesty of ambition.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing modesty
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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