Sentence examples for us a modicum of from inspiring English sources

He sits me down and pulls across a thin curtain to give us a modicum of privacy from the handful of waiting patients.

But while there may be some millennials deserving of such criticism, there are many more of us who ask, for the time being, for little more than jobs that take our brains out for a jog at least a few times a day and offer us a modicum of personal fulfillment.

Met at the airport by Celeste in a convertible and with a bong in hand, the trip turns into a series of sleepless nights, fueled by cocaine, alcohol and punk rock shows with guys they barely know: "For some reason, the guys showed us a modicum of respect, and they didn't gang bang us.

It's provided us with a modicum of convenience, and some fun, but little more.

A couple of hours of sleep gave us at least a modicum of perspective about what we had done during the fit of manic giddiness that last night had been.

"To those despots who would force us to share a modicum of empathy for those brought low by the tragic exigencies imposed by a random universe -- no, no, a thousand times no!" bellowed Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, adding, "Americans are a strong and formidable people who need not be weakened by base emotions for the plights of strangers, or even their closest friends and family.

And I used to have a modicum of respect for him.

"You would think that after an agreement was signed with us there might be a modicum of good will that perhaps they would keep quiet for a week or two, or a month.

The Benghazi attacks also crystallised another lesson for US officials: helping Libya achieve a modicum of security was paramount.

Those of us who are blessed with health, a modicum of prosperity and a sense of purpose should be happy we live in an environment where we have a choice of how, when and where we share with others.

However unfathomable such a revelation may seem -- however impossible it would be for many of us to absorb these words with a modicum of grace -- Norma admits to no anger, no terror, no sense of betrayal or despair.