Sentence examples for modest circumstance from inspiring English sources

The family of eight grew up in modest circumstance but "did not suffer from that," says Halim Hicheur, who holds a Ph.D. in physiology and biomechanics from the University of Paris VI.

He grew up, he says, in "modest circumstances.

Today Lord Glenconner, 73, lives in more modest circumstances on St . Lucia

Both grew up in Chicago, in reasonably modest circumstances.

The defendant grew up in modest circumstances in rural Bavaria.

"Like Andrew Carnegie, Mr. Rubenstein came from modest circumstances," she said.

Both grew up in modest circumstances, and both have daughters.

Born NYC in 1912 to a family of modest circumstances.

He grew up in modest circumstances, and told me that he saw himself in Meena.

Born in 1948, True grew up in Newburyport, in eastern Massachusetts, in modest circumstances.

The emphasis has always been on the value of dedicated, enthusiastic preparation, even in modest circumstances.