The phrase "a modest patch of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small, unassuming area or piece of something, often in a context related to land, nature, or space.
Example: "In the middle of the bustling city, there was a modest patch of green where people could relax and enjoy nature."
Alternatives: "a small area of" or "a humble piece of".
High in the Bronx, on a modest patch of dirt trucked in from New Jersey, a small but determined band of horticultural rebels is poised for a last stand against the State of New York.
NEWPORT, R.I. — When Doris Duke was clearing a patch of derelict buildings here in the late 1970s to create a modest patch of open space known as Queen Anne Square, she was sometimes spotted personally directing the backhoe drivers at dusk, acting as both foreman and steward of the enormous fortune that she lavished on such restoration projects.
My seasonal garden is a modest patch in Saltaire on Fire Island in New York.
My seasonal garden is a modest patch in Saltaire on Fire Island.
Find a small patch of matching fabric.
In our attempt to turn our modest patch into a small piece of paradise, we spray weeds and pests into oblivion with an arsenal of pesticides, and fill flowerbeds to the brim with elixirs of growth.
Crop rotation helps prevent a buildup of pests and diseases in the soil, but if you have only a modest veg patch it's not always necessary.
The chiru has a modest rump patch, a short tail, and fairly small ears.
Near the porch of his modest house is a thriving patch of taro, the versatile plant found in native Hawaiian cuisine.
That is easier said than done in a place where even residents of modest means have long viewed a patch of yard and sky, a lemon tree and maybe even a swimming pool as all but a birthright, and the fight over Newhall Ranch is proof positive of how hard it will be to change the paradigm.
Mosaics comprised of trees outside forests, remnant forest patches, and young regenerating forests constitute a modest proportion of the tropical forest estate and are seemingly well inventoried by the FRA.
