Sentence examples for for false modesty from inspiring English sources

With them, there is no need for false modesty.

Kimmings, you soon gather, doesn't go in for false modesty.

That's nice, but Mr. Vidal isn't actually one for false modesty, national or otherwise.

Lord says that now is not a time for "false modesty".

Pardew, rarely one for false modesty, could be excused for arguing it was the turning point.

Judy Chicago isn't a great one for false modesty – or modesty of any kind, come to that.

They didn't specifically nominate themselves for the job -- perhaps out of false modesty, or perhaps because they still weren't thinking clearly after Mr. Weinstein's long party at Elaine's to celebrate Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate victory.

In "The Guilty Vicarage" Auden had singled him out for praise, which provoked an outburst of false modesty.

Zuckerberg offers measured enthusiasm for his project and downplays its significance without any clear indication of false modesty.

As sole surviving superpower, without benefit of false modesty, it stands out distinctly from the crowd, a potential target for snipers.

A case of false modesty?