modest

Definition:
1. Not very large, expensive, important, etc.
2. Not talking much about your own abilities or possessions.
3. Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself.
4. Not large but sufficient in size or amount.

Use 'modest' in a sentence:

• 1. Moreover, the country offers modern facilities at modest prices.
• 2. You don't get rich, but you can get a modest living out of it.
• 3. She is modest without being coy.
• 4. Lord Carrington is modest about his achievements.
• 5. They carry only a modest risk for the disease.
• 6. My friend is too modest to answer.
• 7. The company also offers a repair program for their customers for a modest fee.
• 8. Unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%.
• 9. This modest group size allows our teachers to respond to the needs of each student.
• 10. The wine towns encountered are, on the whole, quiet and modest.
• 11. Downstairs there's a tiny kitchen and a modest public eating area with three tables and few chairs.
• 12. Even a modest force, if sustained over a long time, would do.
• 13. A series of arrows points the way to the modest grave of Andrei Sakharov.
• 14. More learned a man is, the more modest he usually is.
• 15. The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest whatever rapid progress they have made.
• 16. The democratic reforms have been modest.
• 17. Personally he was quiet, modest and unobtrusive.
• 18. He was modest and diffident about his own success.
• 19. There has been a modest upturn in most parts of the industry.
• 20. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%
• 21. Others will tell you that she is modest to a fault, funny, clever and warm.
• 22. He was too modest to claim the credit.
• 23. This headmaster is very modest.
• 24. The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California's advice.
• 25. The more learned a man is, the more modest be usually become.
• 26. They had spent the night at a modest hotel.
• 27. The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit.
• 28. Being a modest person, he was content to play second fiddle to others.
• 29. Recent events should make everyone modest about saying what cannot happen there, for good or ill.
• 30. Being a household name, the director is still modest about his achievements.
• 31. He was typically modest about his achievements.
• 32. Congress has already taken some modest steps.
• 33. He did his best this week to stonewall questions and to block even the most modest proposals.
• 34. He was modest to the point of self-effacement.
• 35. A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £ 35.
• 36. Respect the local etiquete. Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
• 37. He's modest, as well as being a great player.
• 38. For example, modest joggers should not compare their performance with Olympic standard marathon runners.
• 39. Even the relatively modest sum of £ 50,000 now seems beyond his reach.
• 40. She's very modest about her success.
• 41. You're too modest!
• 42. He charged a relatively modest fee.
• 43. The research was carried out on a modest scale.
• 44. The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.
• 45. On the sides of the classroom you will generally find modest and thoughtful people.
• 46. Some people will be surprised, even dismayed, that comparatively modest climate changes are already doing measurable damage.
• 47. Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.
• 48. Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force.
• 49. Be modest, otherwise you will lag behind.