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Sentence examples for false modesty from inspiring English sources

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false modesty

noun

Behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering.

  • Although having a large ego is considered undesirable, at times it is proper to take credit where it is due rather than display false modesty.

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This wasn't false modesty.

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The New Yorker

Maybe it's false modesty.

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The New Yorker

It's knowing false modesty.

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Independent

It's a false modesty.

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The New York Times - Style

This isn't false modesty.

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The Guardian - TV & Radio

(Actually, that is false modesty).

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The New Yorker

I don't trust false modesty.

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The New Yorker

There is no false modesty.

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The Economist

And it's not false modesty.

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The Guardian - Books

That, surely, is false modesty.

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The New York Times - Books

False modesty is running amok.

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The New York Times - Books
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