Sentence examples for in a modest sort from inspiring English sources

It's a proud city, in a modest sort of way.

There's charm to spare in this intimate town house restaurant, where Morgen Jacobson, formerly of the Quilted Giraffe, serves up an appealing new American menu that's elegant in a modest sort of way.

Maybe we'll get lucky; the trailer is pretty cute in a modest sort of way.

It's a modest sort of place: crested in turquoise water, with powder-fine beaches; dripping in classical history and good looks, but slow to sing its own praises.

But Parker remained a modest sort.

Even so, Mr. Mays presents himself as a modest sort.

The official explanation is that he is simply a modest sort of chap.

He seems a modest sort of fellow, amused by the world, with a keen eye for its oddness.

Brag about these sort of things in a modest, kind way and get lots of likes.

Created by Napoleon when he conquered the city, it's perfectly pleasant, in a modest, unassuming sort of way – but the best thing about it is the view across the water of Giudecca and the smaller islands in the lagoon.

Knin, once the capital of the "Serb Republic of Krajina", which broke away from Croatia soon after civil war broke out in Yugoslavia in 1991, was, even in the best of times, a pretty modest sort of town.