Sentence examples for modest but not from inspiring English sources

His ego is modest but not fragile.

He is modest, but not shy.

Other estimates are more modest, but not inconsequential.

Tillage following soil compaction also led to a modest, but not significant, increase in tree growth and size.

James Foley's reasons for becoming a reporter were modest but not small.

His hopes for "Hedwig" the movie are modest but not without aspiration.

The family's circumstances were modest, but not impoverished, but their politics were Republican.

Even Greece is forecast to grow by a modest but not insignificant 0.6%.

Of modest birth but not a modest man, Agrippa was disliked by the Roman aristocracy.

She is modest, shy, but not without backbone.

It spurred some modest hiring, but not enough to rapidly reduce the unemployment rate, which is 9.5 percent.