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Sentence count:219+20Posted:2016-07-19Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: bashfulhumbleplainquietshysimpleunpretentiousAntonym: arrogantimmodestSimilar words: modemodelmoderateclandestinedestructionmodifycodeerodeMeaning: ['mɑdɪst /'mɒ-]  adj. 1. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself 2. not large but sufficient in size or amount 3. free from pomp or affectation 4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance 5. low or inferior in station or quality 6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness 7. limited in size or scope 8. free from ostentation or pretension. 
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61. I knew him as a hard-working, modest, and honest politician.
62. The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit.
63. The average cost of a full three-course meal - appetizer, main course and dessert - including tip and a modest wine is about $25.
64. Be modest when you are on the crest of the wave.
65. You're too modest! You've been a huge help to us.
66. Wearing the county tie was a mark of modest social distinction.
67. He is looking to improve on his admittedly modest achievements so far.
68. A modest congregation sat underneath on benches.
69. Loans between banks also entailed modest capital requirements.
70. I.,[sentencedict .com] has catered mainly to tourists with modest bankrolls.
71. Scenic walks are included in the modest daily rate.
72. It was a modest but comfortably furnished room with a divan, low tables and large leather cushions on the floor.
73. Modest chain-link fences have existed for some time in the border cities of El Paso and Brownsville, Texas.
74. The normally modest Baldwin is confident of victory in this year's Senate race.
75. Even modest elevations of sea level therefore can threaten many major population centers.
76. Surely no-one in Castlereagh would begrudge a modest investment in proper safe, clean and comfortable working accommodation for their public servants?
77. But a deep distrust of government by many lawmakers almost ensures a modest response(Sentencedict.com), or none at all.
78. Glover was genial, modest, and always eager to improve himself.
79. Before the end of the Interregnum he had amassed a modest fortune and had begun styling himself gentleman.
80. But it is important to put the achievement in a suitably modest context.
81. Next they approved all the recommendations regarding customer service and quality although they cautioned that the budget for training would be modest.
82. Highly suitable for a small children's collection with modest funds for annual updating of stock. 8.
83. Strasbourg was also the birthplace of the modest first Calvinist psalter in 1539.
84. As Prime Minister he accepted the resignation of his Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1958 rather than agree to modest public expenditure cuts.
85. He was more modest than I'd given him credit for.
86. There were far more profitable houses to burgle within a stone's throw of her own modest establishment.
87. Their requests were modest; they merely asked him to broaden his entourage, and they even offered to serve him.
88. Even small independents are getting in on the act in a modest way, though.
89. Though individual programs do have some admissions standards, they are typically modest.
90. Despite his lineage and academic qualifications, Denholm was modest and retiring to a fault.
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