Sentence examples for modesty and of from inspiring English sources

And it's a measure of Joseph's modesty, and of letting the work speak for itself, that there's very little biographical information about him out there.

(Dargis) ★ 'OLD JOY' (No rating, 76 minutes) Two old friends drive out of Portland, Ore., one day and into a strained reunion in Kelly Reichardt's "Old Joy," a triumph of modesty and of seriousness that also happens to be one of the finest American films of the year.

Odds are that none of those contenders will capture the tenor of these difficult times with more sensitivity or greater attention to beauty than Kelly Reichardt's "Old Joy," a triumph of modesty and of seriousness that also happens to be one of the finest American films of the year.

We wear bras for support, for modesty, and for ease of movement.

They both refer to the principle of modesty, and for some are a statement of religious and cultural identity.

A commonly heard remark made by some of the older residents was the ' lack of modesty and shame of young people in this era…'.

Miss Trenholm declares that the greatest problem confronting the United States is the extravagance, inefficiency, lack of modesty, and selfishness of its women and young girls.

Rubenstein, looking back, abandoned his customary modesty and said of Rogers, "In a matter of a week, I helped reverse a disaster for him".

Lolita is all about the modesty and quality of the outfits, and also the shape of the skirt.

Instead, by urging respect for the contingent, paradoxical, and unpredictable in life, tragic wisdom teaches a lesson of modesty and responsiveness out of which a noble ethic of solidarity, care for the world, and militant struggle may arise.

In fact, she adds, "Their pragmatism, modesty and clarity of approach makes them very British.