Sentence examples for modicum of civilization from inspiring English sources

What a relief, then, to tumble into the trencherman's world of Calvin Trillin, where eating is about satisfying appetite rather than chastening it, table rituals are kept to the minimum consistent with a modicum of civilization and a happy gluttony is the norm, with only the knowledge that you're going to eat again in two hours keeping you from eating even more right now.

And with a modicum of civility to boot?

It is a better place when we all treat each other with a modicum of civility, and modicum of compassion.

We was out of civilization.

The end of civilization?

Otherwise a lot of civilization just disappears".

Many others have checked out of "civilization".

They can restore civilization to the cradle of civilization.

Making discriminations is the business of civilization.

The bane of civilization.

Truly the epitome of civilization!