Sentence examples for modestly remarkable from inspiring English sources

But that seemed only modestly remarkable.

Hawkes is merely an outcrop or feature of the land, and her book no more or less remarkable than – as she modestly puts it – "the imprint … left by a herring in Cretaceous slime".

British journalist John Carlin's Chase Your Shadow: The Trials of Oscar Pistorius is due out in December, touted modestly by its publisher as "the most remarkable sports story ever told".

Indeed, by the standards of Indonesia's often racy press, there was nothing remarkable about Playboy Indonesia, with its modestly attired models and general-interest articles.

He then modestly accepted the congratulations of his opponents for reaching a remarkable contract.

The essay is one of the most notable pieces of film criticism I've read in a while; it starts modestly, even tentatively, with general reflections that hardly suggest the remarkable depths toward which it's heading.

"We had to walk him back from that one," says a Democrat at the State Department, grimly.All of which makes it remarkable that, on the big question of the military review, Mr Cohen's remarks are modestly encouraging.

It was a remarkable piece of reporting and writing, particularly for one so young and so modestly experienced.

Notable for a modestly superior air and a bantering, self-depreciating sense of humor, this public school style of writing has produced a remarkable number of books of extraordinary quality.

noticeably, even if modestly.

The Youlds lived modestly.