Sentence examples for modest winner from inspiring English sources

Ferry, 34, turned a modest winner into a juggernaut in three seasons.

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In terms that Richard Hoover might understand, "Little Miss Sunshine," a slight but charming movie, is a modest winner.

On several occasions, too, I hang out in Casino Royale, sometimes to play the slots (I emerge a modest winner), but mostly just to watch.

If there are no tax hikes coming, converting is a modest winner for The 400Ks.

Well, because the difference between lose-lose and win-win is in the eye of the beholder, and any set of numbers that can be plausibly interpreted to make both sides feel like chumps can also be interpreted — if the will to compromise is strong enough — to make both sides feel like modest winners or not-as-bad losers instead.

Two months ago, the 3-year-old filly Spoken Fur was a modest allowance winner; since moving to Frankel's barn, she has won two Grade I stakes.

In a message dated Aug. 31, Mr. Yassky predicted that approving the apps would be "a political loser" because of opposition from the black car and livery industries, among others, but "probably a modest political winner with the broader public".

The surprisingly low prices, competent, well-cooked food, simple surroundings and genial service make this modest place a winner.

Big Brown does not have a particularly fashionable pedigree: his sire, Boundary, stood for $10,000 for 11 seasons before being pensioned, and he produced a modest 16 stakes winners, mostly sprinters.

FairVote's alternative redistricting plans with fair voting underscore what a difference even a modest change in winner-take-all voting rules can make.