The phrase "a modest meal" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a simple or unpretentious meal, often implying that it is not extravagant or overly elaborate.
Example: "After a long day of work, I enjoyed a modest meal of soup and bread."
Alternatives: "a simple meal" or "a humble meal."
ON some traveling days, my most rewarding activity combines a modest meal with what my mother would tartly call lollygagging.
Fortified with a modest meal of water and a veggie burger, Mr. Moroney was preparing to run the now-canceled New York City Marathon, as were most of the other club members at the bar.
And Scott M. Lassman, senior assistant general counsel for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, said: "It's our feeling that a modest meal is not the type of thing that is going to interfere with the independence of a health care practitioner.
"For the price of a modest meal you can ponder the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, the origin of species, the interpretation of dreams, the nature of things," wrote Carl Sagan.
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After Sid had passed away - commemorated by a fine seat with an outstanding view at the back of their property on Loughrigg - Josie and I would often take Jammie, with her little dog, for a run in the car, a gentle walk on the lower fells around Langdale she knew so well, and a modest pub meal.
We shared Mrs. Sidi's modest meal of stuffed peppers and decanted a dusty bottle of Coca-Cola to toast my trip.
As to whether the dinner fit the "modest meal" criteria, that, too, is unclear, because the guidelines offer no specifics.
For the modest meal your correspondent and the others gathered to witness consisted of the world's first hamburger made of meat that had been grown from scratch in a laboratory.What the 140 gram patty (pictured above) lacked in heft it made up for in price.
But there is also a lot of cash being spread around to pay for doctors' travel and entertainment or for gifts or modest meals for a prescribing doctor's staff.
Leslie Pott, a spokeswoman for AstraZeneca, said the company provided "modest meals" to doctors because "given a physician's demanding clinical schedule, the most efficient time for doctors and medical staff to meet with representatives is often during lunch hour".
