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.
