Sentence examples similar to modest put from inspiring English sources

He got a modest put-down from Mr. Ayrault, who said ministers "should defend the policy of their ministry and of the government.

Data hub FiveThirtyEight's numbers are a little more modest, putting Trump's odds of victory just north of 15%.

Most workers on more modest pay put in a set 35 or 40 hours a week, regardless of the marginal rate of income tax.

The results have been modest, to put it mildly.

He is eminently qualified for appointment to the UK supreme court but is too modest to put himself forward.

The most modest assessments put at 200,000 the number of Iraqis who "disappeared" in the Saddam years.

After missing his first three shots, Shurna intercepted a cross-court pass, finishing the play with an emphatic dunk – or, as the modest Shurna put it, a layup.

The initial goal was modest: to put a single car under the control of a lorry, with both travelling at 50kph (31mph).

We consider Noorjjy to be an invaluable member of the team who would be too modest to put himself forward, but definitely deserves recognition as a rising star.

This climate reminds me of a modest proposal put forward by Ali Salem, a playwright who was expelled by the writers' union because of his public calls for normalization of relations with Israel a year ago.

It's not too much to ask that when Americans of modest means put their economic futures on the line, we have regulations in place to see that they are not ripped off.