Sentence examples for act modest from inspiring English sources

He has the wind in his sails now, which permits him to act modest and to make himself as small as possible.

Marr subsequently joined American alternative rock act Modest Mouse he contributed to its hit album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007)—and British rockers the Cribs before issuing his first official solo release, The Messenger, in 2013.

In a subculture ruled by armies of one, the veteran indie-rock act Modest Mouse seems more than a little out of place: it's a band in name and in fact.

This act, modest enough in itself, nonetheless highlights a trend of our time.

Try to act modest and not like "Yeah I know I'm good" or brag.

They don't brag about how great they are or show off; instead, they act modest and wait for other people to note their achievements.

The Unlimited Sunshine tour, the maiden voyage Kinky shared with Cohen's Flaming Lips, featured what can only be described as a smorgasbord of acts: Modest Mouse, Cake, De La Soul, and, as Ulises describes them: "a hilly billy group made up of 10 semi-musicians, semi-mechanics called The Hackensaw Boys".

Arrangements were also a balancing act, employing modest instruments that would not overdramatize the songs.