Sentence examples for maintained a very modest from inspiring English sources

So, instead of embracing the fame his work afforded him over the years, he gave only a handful of interviews, rarely appeared in public and maintained a very modest lifestyle.

Wright has maintained a very low profile.

In 2007 the National Audit Office pointed out that the Labour government's funding was £150 million a year short of what was needed to achieve its own target, a very modest target, to maintain 63 per cent of existing flood defences in good order.

I asked for a very modest £700.

He's a very modest, efficient mover.

"He's just a very modest fellow..

poverty & a very modest level of living.

That is a very modest start.

He called it "a very modest step".

"Both come from a very modest background," Mostert said.

"My dad was a very modest man," Cook said.