Sentence examples for a model of modesty from inspiring English sources
His response was a model of modesty, if not of discretion.
His correction was a model of modesty: "As Winston Churchill said when someone asked him how his Marlborough biography was going, 'I'm working on the fourth of a projected three volumes.' You, I'm sure, already knew the word tetralogy.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis I or Papa Francisco I, was born and raised in Buenos Aires, loves tango and futbol (soccer), and is by all accounts, a model of austerity, modesty and humility.
De Gaulle himself was a master at mythmaking, so perhaps it is not surprising that today's leaders pick what suits them from Gaullism.In troubled economic times, and with politicians enjoying handsome perks at taxpayers' expense, reaching for de Gaulle may also be a way for the French to invoke a model of integrity and modesty.
Indeed, viewed outside their conflict with the Palestinians, many settlers can seem a model of selfless devotion, choosing to live in great modesty with little comfort, dedicated to children and community.
They should be true to the modesty and spirit of the original bid and to the progressive, porous city that London has become, a model of multiracial integration, of cultural tolerance and diversity.
It was as though the designer had used everything he has so far established — the models gracefully walking the stage, a sense of modesty (with pants under coats and skirts).
On the right is a sulky-looking model in a bath, an industry minimum of foam preserving a strategic vestige of modesty.
What a surprising portrait of modesty in a church that had lost touch with it.
Overall, there is a sense of modesty.
Authentic, handcrafted and small batch is a cult of modesty.
