Sentence examples for bounds of modesty from inspiring English sources

Over one shoulder, the new president's proud parents were carefully keeping their emotions within the bounds of modesty.

But the Dec. 26 blizzard quickly trampled the bounds of modesty, turning Mr. Migliore and his partner into extraordinarily busy men.

As an Orthodox Jewish institution that teaches both Jewish and secular subjects, the university attracts many religious students who consider premarital sex — not just the act but even talking openly about it — well beyond the acceptable bounds of modesty.

"But after I had the opportunity of Westminster I said, 'Westminster is exactly what I love about this culture.' " The authorities at the abbey had been surprisingly permissive, he said, though they had sought assurance that his designs would not breach acceptable bounds of modesty.

Do not waste time because of modesty.

Robbie ducked his head out of modesty.

This was a charming bit of modesty.

Ms. Carpenter herself is a model of modesty.

Overall, there is a sense of modesty.

No one could ever accuse Kim Kardashian of modesty.

But now the elders required more severe standards of modesty.