Sentence examples for surprisingly modest from inspiring English sources

Unlike Mr. Jackson himself, "Curtis" seems surprisingly modest.

By comparison, pay in the U.F.C. can be surprisingly modest.

On one level, the changes are surprisingly modest.

Dinner for two -- three courses apiece -- cost a surprisingly modest $44.

The goals for both Temple and Rutgers are, not surprisingly, modest.

But his claims on the world stage turn out to be surprisingly modest.

By comparison, the proposals for military action have been surprisingly modest.

In spite of some gnawed-off limbs and bloodied necks, the gore quotient is surprisingly modest.

Just over 1,000 pages, The Harvard Dictionary sells for a surprisingly modest $40.

And while the crowds were friendly, they were surprisingly modest considering the rarity of the event.

The house, which had four bedrooms, was surprisingly modest: it was clad in beige vinyl siding.