Sentence examples for overly modest from inspiring English sources

Being overly modest.

That seems overly modest.

But Baldino may have been overly modest.

Miley Cyrus "Breakout": An overly modest title.

I think he's being overly modest.

Moreover, Obama has never been overly modest about his own powers.

You don't have to downplay it or make it sound like you don't deserve it; sounding overly-modest can get a little bit annoying.

It combines the music of Underworld with a modest, overly familiar storyline.

Ultimately, the party ought to have, but doesn't, as it's frontrunner someone who not only demands low taxation and limited government, but also advocates modest, not overly-transformative reforms to the existing healthcare system.

The numbers were modest, but still overly optimistic in retrospect.

It was the most modest spiritual journey: an overly serious 23-year-old man sitting on a dirt floor in Koh Samet trying to figure out what his life meant.