Sentence examples for was so modest from inspiring English sources
"Frankly," she added, "the price was so modest, we bought it just as a lark.
He was so modest and meek – the sort of person you would do anything in the world for.
Before then, the coverage was so modest as to be undetectable by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, which surveys 52 news outlets each week to produce a weekly study of news coverage.
"Roger, he would feel honoured that someone wanted to do this for him, but he almost would feel embarrassed because he was so modest," Chaz told the Associated Press.
Captain Modafferi, 45, who was awaiting assignment as a battalion chief, was so modest that many people had no idea about his accomplishments -- although they knew all about those of Christine, 18; Michael, 16; and Joseph, 12.
On the day of the attack, the winds were light, and the pressure on the exterior columns was so modest that they were using about 16percentt of their capacity, studies have shown.
He is so modest, so nice, so unassuming.
"Don't be so modest, Eddington!" his questioner said.
These were so modest as to be invisible.
The question is really why we are so modest.
