Sentence examples for modest festivities from inspiring English sources

Our family has never made much fuss about birthdays, one reason we opted for modest festivities.

The quadruple wedding that concludes the play (not presided over by the god Hymen but by a human) seems a minor miracle and takes place with modest celebration, at night in the forest, with strings of lamps as the bare mark of festivity.

Even though the band celebrates its 125th anniversary this year and is one of the best in the world, if not the best, festivities have been modest.

With the quadricentennial upon us, though, the planned festivities are far more modest.

Here, the festivities being envisioned are more modest.

But overall, the festivities were to be more modest and less jubilant than when Bulgaria and Romania – currently the EU's poorest states – became members.

Gov. Gray Davis, who spent $3.7 million on inaugural festivities four years ago, is thinking about a modest barbecue this time around, an aide said.

A clay-tile roof, arch-shaped entryways and a large metal bell set in a cavity above the entrance lent it an air of festivity -- but no embellishment could conceal its essentially modest nature.

The president's inaugural team might consider more modest options appropriate for the nation's continuing hard times and Washington's budget wrangling — cutting back on the festivities to save some money.

Tells about the festivities.

End of season festivities.