Sentence examples for modest pieces from inspiring English sources

Collins has shouldered the unenviable task of juggling the modest pieces that make up the Mets' roster.

To an extent, he appears to fit the Mets' modus operandi this season: shuffling modest pieces to survive over a stretch of time.

Liszt was his own keenest critic, often making multiple versions of even modest pieces in a constant search for an elusive perfection.

The real magician of recycling, though, is Dario Robleto, who is represented here by modest pieces, among them a couple of his wry diva homages.

While men had hitherto worn modest pieces called periwigs, in 1624 Louis XIII began wearing a much more conspicuous arrangement known as a peruke.

The works on offer range from the oeuvre of court artists and scholars to more modest pieces by folk painters and come in every format, from hanging scrolls to folding fans.

It is a historically fascinating and excellently produced show of works that mostly masked revolutionary intentions behind deceptively modest, small-scale pieces of assemblage, print making, performance and wordplay.

The expected increase would represent a modest piece of good news for the networks.

It is the show's most accessible and most physically modest piece.

"It's a nice, modest piece of equipment, ideal for grilling bruschetta or polenta," Gray says.

Judging from the quality of his playing and composition, an overly modest piece of self-evaluation.