Modestly is an English word with synonyms like immodestly. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Modestly meaning
- In a modest manner; with humility.
- To a small degree.
Synonyms of Modestly
Using Modestly
- The main meaning on this page is: In a modest manner; with humility. | To a small degree.
- Useful related words include: with modesty, immodestly.
- In the example corpus, modestly often appears in combinations such as: modestly higher, only modestly, modestly in.
Context around Modestly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Modestly
- In this selection, "modestly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, launches, down, announced, disclaiming, better and benefit stand out and add context to how "modestly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 4 and modestly higher returns and brooks while modestly disclaiming any. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "modestly" sits close to words such as adultery, aromatic and assures, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with modestly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Marketing and administrative costs increased modestly relative to revenue. (9 words)
It is modestly leveraged, with a 1.06x leverage ratio. (10 words)
And so, we slowed innovation launches modestly during the pandemic, but only modestly. (13 words)
He added: “It appears likely that a combination of solid income growth, together with modestly lower house prices and mortgage rates, will gradually improve affordability over time, with housing market activity remaining fairly subdued in the interim. (37 words)
On that day, after a double-digit pre-market short squeeze, Dish stock ended the trading day up modestly and after another few trading days was effectively down compared to its pre-rumor level. (34 words)
Palak Tiwari said that her mother was very happy when she bagged Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, because she knew that because of Salman Khan's rules, Palak would dress modestly. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
And so, we slowed innovation launches modestly during the pandemic, but only modestly.
And we’ve said that we’d be very happy if they stayed flat or came down modestly, so long as we saw some reduction in days on hand.
Brooks, while modestly disclaiming any professional culinary expertise, has embarked on a journey to "healthify" his life, driven by the desire for better nutrition and overall well-being.
Curtiss-Wright announced modestly better fourth quarter results, with improved supply chain performance helping the Defense Electronics business.
Dimon claimed that the takeover would “modestly benefit” JP Morgan Chase and that the assets acquired would be “complementary” to its existing holdings.
From the factory, these were offered with a selection of modestly powered gas and diesel engines mated to a four-speed stick.
He added: “It appears likely that a combination of solid income growth, together with modestly lower house prices and mortgage rates, will gradually improve affordability over time, with housing market activity remaining fairly subdued in the interim.
If Apple participated even modestly in a strong holiday sales season, its shares, at slightly above $190, should jump above $200 again.
If inflation falls modestly as expected, it is unlikely to cause the ECB to reconsider its rate policy.
I think if we do that, then dressing modestly will be something that comes naturally.
It is modestly leveraged, with a 1.06x leverage ratio.
It looks like the traffic was modestly positive this quarter, slowing a little bit from last quarter.
Lawmakers also modestly increased the amount of time students must spend in school.
Little Fish began modestly, as a series of classes taught around the comics art form.
Longer term, I'm expecting core earnings growth in the neighborhood of 4% and modestly higher returns of capital (dividends and buybacks) over time.
Marketing and administrative costs increased modestly relative to revenue.
On that day, after a double-digit pre-market short squeeze, Dish stock ended the trading day up modestly and after another few trading days was effectively down compared to its pre-rumor level.
On valuation, analysts at BofA see earnings falling modestly this year and growing about with the expected inflation rate in 2024.
Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index rose modestly, with the blue-chip Dow registering its eighth straight day of gains.
Palak Tiwari said that her mother was very happy when she bagged Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, because she knew that because of Salman Khan's rules, Palak would dress modestly.
Common combinations with modestly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- modestly higher 12×
- only modestly 10×
- modestly in 9×
- up modestly 8×
- and modestly 7×
- rose modestly 7×
- dress modestly 7×
- more modestly 6×
- modestly sized 6×
- modestly successful 6×