Sentence examples for expect a modicum of from inspiring English sources

If you have no respect for me, I nevertheless expect a modicum of respect for my wife".

"Your exam rooms are cold!" "That may be true, but I expect a modicum of fashion from all my patients, and this just isn't cutting it".

Courts generally require police to obtain a warrant before entering a home because, even in tiny New York City apartments, people expect a modicum of privacy there.

Most offices still expect a modicum of sartorial decorum, even if they're run by millennials with a laid-back Silicon Valley ethos.

You might argue that pharmacists and landlords have always faced cutthroat competition and therefore knew what they were getting into, while decades of tariffs and quotas have led manufacturing workers to expect a modicum of protection.

But when they have dotted all their i's and crossed all their t's and it's the testing entities that have failed, it's quite reasonable to expect a modicum of flexibility.

Well, no (not really), but surely one could be forgiven for expecting a modicum of Abba-ness in an Abba musical?

There were audible guffaws of the "ooooooh... burn" variety off-camera, and Cruz was visibly upset by the charge, leading to an embarrassing and comical "oh I speak Spanish pandejo" retort in the native tongue that was largely laughed off by Rubio, and likely any member of the electorate paying attention to the debate and expecting a modicum of seriousness.

What they can reasonably expect is a modicum of civility in that expression — although public servants at the most powerful levels need thicker skins than most and a few ill-advised boos comes with the territory — and respect for their offices.

Such maladroit behavior is unusual in a monster flick, where you expect at least a modicum of cool; you can't really imagine Sigourney Weaver, at the climax of "Aliens," tripping over her own flamethrower.

Cavaliers require a modicum of grooming.