Sentence examples for modest saying from inspiring English sources

The judge seems disarmingly modest, saying, "I floundered through college" and "I don't use my time as efficiently as I should".

The president of the World Bank, Robert B. Zoellick, called the steps "modest," saying, "It's just a start, but it's progress".

When his discovery was announced on Thursday, he kept his wish list modest, saying he would like to use some of his windfall to buy a bungalow.

"He is more modest, saying only license new handguns," which would mean licensing only 2 million of the 67 million guns in private ownership, he said.

State Assemblyman Luis Alejo, who wrote the bill, called the increase modest, saying that it did not include built-in cost-of-living increases, which some other states use.

After Wednesday's stage, a relaxed and smiling Armstrong tried hard to be modest, saying he wanted to be "real careful about counting to the number six" until the race arrives at the Champs-Élysées on Sunday.

"Her nature is modest," said her mother, Ms. Cusack.

"We're just trying to do something modest," said Benjamin Lee, Twitter's legal counsel.

The price will be modest, says Adrian Si, the marketing manager at Toyota behind the project.

The expense of doing away with lifetime limits is fairly modest, said Mr. Wildsmith, the actuary.

"We thought it would be very modest," said Ms. Merians, who is a photographer and sculptor.