Sentence examples for the more unassuming from inspiring English sources

The more unassuming and down to earth he was, the more he acquired the reputation that narcissists crave.

And don't forget the more unassuming but well-stocked Westside Market (2171 Broadway and Broadwayy Farm (2341 Broadway).

Dorsett stressed that he had nothing against his new teammate or his contract, but Walker, by nature one of the more unassuming high-profile players in pro football, found himself a principal in a controversy that was of considerable interest to a city feverish about its team.

Aesthetically, the best Twilight offering is still the first, when Catherine Hardwicke kept the more unassuming, less bloated but, yes, ultimately less ambitious film to a chilly Washington-state palette of grays and harsh whites.

The film is watchable and often funny, but still seems encumbered with a kind of Sundance-indie self-consciousness, and I wondered if, in the end, it was doing anything more than the far more unassuming and gag-packed Harold & Kumar movies.

Wall Street lobbyists, the influential power brokers railing against regulation, may soon pass the mantle to more unassuming colleagues: bank compliance officers.

At youngmarblegiants.com you can read guitarist Stuart Moxham's account of events, a charming panoply of Pooter-ish concerns that succeeds in making the show seem more unassuming still.

Mr Blankfein, a postman's son from the Bronx, is considered more unassuming than Mr Paulson indeed he was rejected on his first application to the bank.

In the end, the Apollo spacesuit was made in a more unassuming fashion: needle-sewn by seamstresses taken from the shop floor of Playtex, the bra and girdle company.

But the most winning details are more unassuming.

Like its more unassuming predecessor, the Misty II "personal robot" is designed to be a kind of development platform — albeit one that's a lot easier to write for than traditional robots.