'modest' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'modest' with 11 example sentences.
- modest adjective
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: not large but sufficient in size or amount
: free from pomp or affectation
: low or inferior in station or quality
: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
: relatively moderate, limited, or small
: marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
: not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
After winning the Nobel prize, she remained as modest as ever.
It's hard to be modest when you're the best.
Let me make a modest contribution.
The higher he rose in social rank, the more modest he became.
Their modest income doesn't allow for many luxuries.
I ate a modest breakfast of toast, coffee, and one egg.
Linda wore modest dresses all the time.
Generally speaking, Japanese women are modest.
You can get good food for a modest sum at the restaurant.
The union was modest in its wage demands.
There was a modest rise in prices last year.