Sentence examples for modest turnout from inspiring English sources

But Margaret Wilmerding, walking her dog, said she was shocked by the modest turnout.

No signs of protest were evident among the modest turnout of 9,072.

As this is a new course, I was expecting a modest turnout of no more than 20 students.

Unbidden, activists sought to explain away a modest turnout, saying thousands more would have packed a weekend rally.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano presented the Karl Taylor Compton Lecture yesterday before a modest turnout in Kresge Auditorium.

If anything, the modest turnout of local Tea Partiers seemed to suggest that he may be facing less domestic opposition than was commonly thought.

But the modest turnouts did not appear to dampen enthusiasm.

Modest Turnouts In 2008, when Mr. Obama's candidacy galvanized Democrats and intrigued the nation, nearly 4 in 10 Americans declined to vote.

For the moment, with the protests scattered, drawing modest turnouts and enveloped by the protesters in a wall of praise for Mr. Hussein, the Iraqi leader seemed to have the option of inaction.

Low turnout among the Democratic base, probably tied to a lack of enthusiasm for Clinton, is almost certainly key, as is the modest advantage that Trump appeared to have gained among the independents, presumably tied to his conservative messaging.

Low turnout hurts Democrats.