modestly
Example Sentences
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The push to expand head count, at least modestly, is a reversal from the prevailing corporate messaging during much of the AI era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
If she’s been living modestly because she couldn’t afford to spend more, the inheritance may be money she can put to good use now.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
We lived modestly, and he knows he can’t take anything he saved with him when he dies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Wages have been rising modestly, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but those gains have been eaten up by higher prices, especially for gasoline and food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
In 1935, shortly after San Francisco’s new Bay Meadows Racecourse opened, Howard assembled a group of modestly talented racehorses and hired a crack young trainer named Buster Millerick to condition them.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
