Sentence examples for modest self from inspiring English sources

He has been his usual taciturn, modest self.

Dave Eggers being his usual modest self "What should have been the happiest day of my life has been completely destroyed," "Instead of celebrating, I spent it literally with my stomach lurching".

When Sid turned Ham Jordan down, he was being his honest, modest self.

MSNBC's Chris Matthews, for one,is always fascinated to see people show very modest self-control.

Perhaps it was simply the lesson of acceptance — and the possibility of modest self-transformation.

He was modest, self-effacing, he was a brilliant comic, very good actor too, very good comedy actor.

His modest self-assurance following such a spellbinding display impressing not just Capello, but also his club manager Arsène Wenger.

Its bright young staff lavished attention on big-spending, modernising candidates, all but ignoring Mr Ahmadinejad's modest, self-consciously egalitarian campaign.

On a later visit in 1992, he looked more presidential, wearing a suit and a tie, but his modest, self-effacing manner was unchanged.

Though "modest, self-effacing, generous, complicated and single-minded", he infuriated the family care activist Erin Pizzey so much she installed an answering machine to avoid his calls.

Nichola, Richard, Crispin and John are all charming, bright and have an air of modest self-assurance that can make louder City types seem hollow and brash.