The phrase "a modest world" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a world that is humble, simple, or not extravagant in nature or characteristics.
Example: "In a modest world, people value relationships and experiences over material possessions."
Alternatives: "a humble world" or "a simple world".
"It is a pretty modest world.
Detailed, miniature illustrations of the buildings surrounding the spot make up a modest imaginary world rendered in Sharpie pen.
"It makes sense in such a distant place as this," Thirsk observes, "where there is little wealth and all our labors are spent on putting a single meal in front of us each day, to be protective of our modest world and fearful for our skinny lives".
"It makes sense in such a distant place as this," Thirsk observes, "where there is little wealth and all our labors are spent on putting a single meal in front of us each day, to be protective of our modest world and fearful for our skinny lives". Yet such protectiveness can quickly topple into xenophobia.
Each year (in May) there was also a modest amount of "World Smokefree Day" television publicity.
Mostly Colby presented himself as Galahad in a fallen world, a modest knight to be sure, but bent on finding the grail amid sin and corruption.
Tourism, which began in the 19th century in a modest way, became, after World War II, a mass phenomenon.
They play on a modest park field, a world away from the new stadium, named after Mokaba, in nearby Polokwane, which is hosting four first-round World Cup games.
From a modest smithy in the world of words that has, under the heading Lost Consonants, produced innumerable sparks, an epic engine has emerged.
For the last 15 years, Australia has struggled with a modest proportion of the world's 54m asylum seekers arriving on its shores by boat.
