The phrase "a modest escape" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small or unpretentious getaway or break from routine, often implying simplicity or lack of extravagance.
Example: "After a long week at work, I decided to take a modest escape to the countryside for the weekend."
Alternatives: "a simple getaway" or "a humble retreat".
"With the state of the economy today, a brand can be very creative for not a huge investment," Mr. Rosso said, referring to his decision to hold a series of Diesel Dinners in a store window fitted out like a modest Manhattan apartment — fire escape, brick wall, radiator and all.
Like another West Virginian, one Private Jessica D Lynch, whose "rescue" was one of the most high-profile human interest stories of the invasion phase of the war, England appears to have followed a path trodden by soldiers throughout history all over the world: joining the army to escape a modest background and see the world.
Five years after its 1991 crisis Sweden had recovered almost all its costs, whereas Finland had recouped very little (see chart 2).America could yet escape with a modest bill.
Finally, chapter 7 addresses French influence in Central America during the 1920 s, in Schoonover's words a "modest revival" that could not escape the fact that the United States had risen to regional dominance during World War I.
Factory, $19.97, R) Escape From Zahrain Continuing to thumb the pages of the neglected Paramount catalog, the independent distributor Olive Films has come up with "Escape From Zahrain," a modest 1962 adventure film (it was originally released on a double bill with Don Siegel's "Hell Is for Heroes") starring Yul Brynner and directed by the British jack of all trades Ronald Neame.
There was no correlation between QLS and "Escape Avoidance" scores, but a modest positive correlation between QLS and "Positive Reappraisal" (r = 0.421, p = 0.021).
Leaving the madness of U.S. Army life with a modest pension and all of my limbs intact feels like a genuine escape.
It will not have escaped your notice that this is black humour, a modest proposal out of Swift.
Moreover, Taiwan initially escaped the worst aspects of the regional crisis, emerging with only a modest level of bad loans.
This indicates that a modest fraction of the inflammatory response, likely mediated by JNK/AP-1 pathway parallel to NF-κB signaling escapes the global repression [32], [33].
