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Sentence count:164+7Posted:2017-04-24Updated:2020-07-24
Antonym: arroganceSimilar words: modestmodestlyimmodestlodestonemodemodelmodernremodelMeaning: ['mɑdɪstɪ /'mɒs-]  n. 1. freedom from vanity or conceit 2. formality and propriety of manner. 
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61) But then, city dwellers have never been long on modesty.
62) She had received the plaudits with becoming modesty, of course.
63) Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear. Rumi 
64) Donald sat beside her, listening with a modesty that seemed sly.
65) He answers with modesty when asked about his role in the war.
66) Indeed,(http://sentencedict.com/modesty.html) modesty forbade him to contemplate too long what he could count a personal success.
67) Then, though he boasted of this and that, it was with an underlying modesty which often spilled over into self-mockery.
68) You come from a modesty culture. Work ethic, and all that.
69) So a government scientist, whom out of modesty I forbear to name, had to expose the fraud.
70) From the time of Stalin, at least, modesty and megalomania have gone hand in hand.
71) It would be false modesty to say that we win games on luck alone.
72) It was a horrifying proclamation, when modesty caused the legs even of pianos to be decently covered.
73) Whereas he, Auguste modesty forbade him to continue the thought.
74) Humbleness is good sense and wisdom. Modesty invites encouragement and support. Dr T.P.Chia 
75) That, say friends of Gbagbo and independent analysts, shows the modesty of Ivory Coast's new president.
76) The modesty of the Arab woman is the linchpin of the whole political system.
77) Under this thin veneer of modesty lies a monster of greed.
78) It is appropriate to contrast the modesty of his home with those of more affluent politicians.
79) And there was great admiration for Livingstone's transparent honesty, self-effacing modesty and determination to stick to his guns.
80) Miranda, while not vain, did not suffer from false modesty.
81) In all modesty, I think I've matured quite a bit since those days.
82) Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. Lord Chesterfield 
83) Plaudits still flow his way after the match, but Sole accepted them with typical modesty.
84) Women writers were expected to remain within strict bounds of modesty.
85) But the positive value of this female-identified modesty remains outweighed by the disadvantages which a lack of egotism implies in psychology.
86) Spring's new swimwear is a finely tuned balance between modesty and brazenness.
87) But he bowed his head, and made Rosalba, practised in modesty, worry whether she should curtsey in response.
88) Modesty has settled on the organ of conviction; where it was never meant to be.
89) Some may think it lacking in that beguiling modesty which is so much in fashion in social comment.
90) But here he is in these pages, still holding his corner, with the same modesty and courage.
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