Sentence examples for a modest kick from inspiring English sources

A decision to 'mark' a catch, followed by a modest kick to the nearest touchline, rather typified his day.

After the divorce she went back to the brokers to work there, and she continued until her sixties, when a modest pension kicked in.

Spurlock, who has worked extensively in television, is an entertainer: he spoofs American military and intelligence operational procedure by turning his preparation for hunting terrorists into a personal boot camp (complete with weapons training) and also into a video game, in which he kicks a modest amount of butt.

So it was fitting that his last concert as music director of the Orchestra of St . Lukes on Wednesday night kicked off a modest Festival of Czech Music, which will continue with two chamber programs at other halls on April 22 and 25 and May 1.

After a modest college career at Notre Dame, he kicked around the minor leagues before a stint in the N.B.A. last season.

Outsiders can fret about his kicking strike-rate - a modest 60% - at this tournament but, as he continually proves, he rarely misses the ones which matter and still tackles like a pocket hurricane.

Not that Kevin, a modest Hollywood supporting player who finds his low-gear career kicked into overdrive, is untainted by self-centeredness.

Take a modest proposal.

Here's a modest proposal.

A modest little house designed.

It had a modest impact.