Sentence examples for modest living from inspiring English sources
More caution, more prudence, more modest living.
He said he earns a very modest living exhibiting "display" sands in classrooms and at museums.
There is almost no way anyone can make even a modest living out of teaching in this sector.
The Frayns' modest living standard suddenly rises to the level of petite bourgeoisie as they move from a rented home named Duckmore into nicer digs named Chez Nous.
These are people who do not seek to avoid paying this contribution; they simply have no other chance to earn even the most modest living.
He just made a very modest living entertaining people and that's what he's enjoying doing".
While very little money, that was previously sufficient to sustain modest living.
As Rosen pointed out, in bygone days there were hundreds of comedians making a modest living at live shows in the borscht belt and other places.
He offers both and welcomes a visiting reporter to his modest living room, where he is busy doing exactly that: living.
Residents say a culture of modest living means they don't know for sure which of their neighbors are making money off oil, though they have suspicions.
In her last years, La Lupe earned a modest living from recordings of Christian music.
