Sentence examples for is overly modest from inspiring English sources

He is overly modest, claiming he, "never had any reputation," ceding pride of place to "friends" like George Balanchine or Jerome Robbins, who guided him while they were still alive.

Being overly modest.

But Baldino may have been overly modest.

I think he's being overly modest.

Moreover, Obama has never been overly modest about his own powers.

Mr. Kresh says the return assumptions in Deutsche Bank's calculations may be overly modest.

This may be true, but it's overly modest; Mackendrick had developed his ideas over decades of professional directing, so he'd made his mistakes the hard way.

Doing so allows you to speak about your victory without hesitation or being overly modest.

Don't be overly modest.

I think it was overly modest of you not to mention your own playing in the film.

Be honest, but don't be overly modest.