How to Use modesty in a Sentence

modesty

noun

• She accepted the award with modesty.
• There was no false modesty in her victory speech.
• He is known for his modesty, an uncommon characteristic for a politician.
• The sparseness of the script matches the modesty of the staging.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2022
• There's also the issue of modesty, one of the hallmarks of the Catholic faith.
  — Jessica Andrews, Teen Vogue, 9 May 2018
• Be sure to leave your modesty at home and toughen up your skin.
  — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 30 Apr. 2018
• And the nude man should respond with modesty or shame (aidos).
  — Autumn Wright, Wired, 16 Jan. 2021
• Wisdom, and a kind of high modesty that doesn’t seek to win the moment, was what was needed.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022
• But could that same modesty keep it from Oscar’s top spot?
  — New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021
• Greater modesty is not the moral Mr Biden seems to have learned from his tutelage in the last recession.
  — The Economist, 6 Feb. 2021
• And all appearances to the contrary, there is a kind of modesty to him, a part that is very simple.
  — Kennedy Fraser, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2019
• Butlers whisk clothes off to be pressed and even unpack and pack your bags, should your modesty not stand in the way of the service.
  — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
• Maybe in the two years since, people have become wise to the fraudulent show of modesty.
  — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 10 July 2018
• Oh, hadn’t this girl ever heard about the virtues of modesty and humbleness?
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
• Some of the women have placed their hands in poses that protect their modesty.
  — Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times, 8 June 2018
• Thus would Donald Trump, in all modesty and likelihood, sum up the tremendous events of the past two days.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 June 2019
• And within the culture of print journalism, there has long been a kind of false modesty.
  — David Zurawik, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2018
• The sheer back alluded to skin while retaining a hint of modesty, while the slit down the spine was a natty touch.
  — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 27 June 2018
• The modesty of Defa’s tone belies the power of his vision.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2023
• Gard, whose modesty isn’t a secret, wasn’t as enthused.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2020
• The crew neck dress also has the perfect jus-under-the-knee length that keeps the look flirty with a bit of modesty for sitting in the park or on the subway.
  — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2023
• The one trait that carried through Risinger's teams, in addition to winning, was modesty.
  — Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2020
• Hills’ modesty does not diminish what the 31-year-old wideout has done in eight AFL seasons.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 14 June 2019
• Many women wear it to demonstrate their submission to God and their modesty.
  — Wendy Moonan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2021
• But Freitas’ modesty belies the achievements of he and the other skippers who rose to the occasion 20 years ago.
  — John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2021
• The Brooklyn-based HaraJuku stood firmly in the less-is-more camp, sporting nothing except a duct tape tuck and a cape for modesty.
  — Vogue, 28 May 2019
• Such modesty did not keep him from rising to the pinnacle of his profession.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022
• The school has an extensive code of conduct, including a dress code aimed at modesty.
  — Rachel Leingang, azcentral, 4 May 2018
• But the modesty of Biden’s proposals don’t matter much, since the wealthy in this country are very good at playing zero-sum games.
  — J.c. Pan, The New Republic, 24 Sep. 2020
• The dictates of modesty called for floor-length dresses, and fashion demanded a full skirt beneath a tiny waist.
  — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 24 May 2018

Last Updated: 28 May 2024