How do you use Modest in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like humble or small, plus the exact meaning.
Modest in a sentence
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Modest meaning
- Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
- Small, moderate in size.
- Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety.
Example sentences (20)
Baxter was also targeted several times in the passing game and recorded five receptions for a very modest 13 yards.
Even a modest revision higher in their forward multiple to the 8x range would suggest upside potential of over 30%.
A teenage girl and her younger brother live with their parents in a modest high rise apartment in Sydney, Australia.
And I mean, you saw kind of modest growth in OpEx despite record revenues this year and very strong organic top line.
His backcourt team in Buie tallied nine points in the first 20 minutes, though on a modest 4-of-8 from the field.
Her career in the late ’70s saw modest success at best, and she soon found herself relegated to being a nostalgia act.
Allotting a modest budget for personal indulgences provides a pathway for joy without compromising financial stability.
Haifa would lose NIS 116 million ($32 million) and Rishon Lezion would net a modest NIS 8 million ($2 million).
His modest good fortune: He never was convicted of a violent felony that would have landed him in state prison.
By refusing to allow even modest checks on its power, it has unleashed a movement far more threatening to its interests.
However, it appears that the banking panic has receded somewhat over the last week, with the modest increase in deposits.
But so too are parents of more modest means, even if the amount of support they can provide clearly differs.
By the early 20th century, however, Woodstock churches did acquire organs and modest stained glass windows.
He also has a little more modest property in the region, which he purchased for $2.8 million in April 2021.
Bitcoin has kicked off 2023 with modest gains—but has barely budged in the past week and is up over the past day by just 1%.
A modest discount that soon adds up, this is the ideal chance to upgrade your TV setup for a little less.
And while it’s off to a massive start to the new year (gaining over 31%), it posted a more modest 7% up in the past 365 days.
Annie lives five miles from the flat, again in a relatively modest house on an estate where terraced homes sell for £130,000.
Analysts at Westpac anticipate that New Zealand's retail sales will likely show a modest decrease of -0.1% (previously -1.4%).
A very modest Ben told the Tyrone Herald, “I think I was the youngest person who took part in the relay team by about ten years.
Common combinations with modest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- more modest 14×
- the modest 9×
- with modest 9×
- modest growth 8×
- of modest 7×
- very modest 7×
- from modest 6×
- be modest 6×
- even modest 6×
- modest but 5×
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