Sentence examples for were so modest from inspiring English sources

These were so modest as to be invisible.

Budgets were so modest that actors were usually asked to supply their own costumes.

But many union members said their earnings were so modest that they felt like part of the working poor.

Many labor experts said the penalties that employers faced for firing union supporters were so modest that it made economic sense for companies to flout the law.

The production costs of the drama about King George VI were so modest – at £9m – that the film's success at the worldwide box office means massive payouts not just to the mostly British backers but also to its stars, directors and producers.

"They were so modest and so bloody brilliant," he said.

Don't be so modest Ray.

He is so modest, so nice, so unassuming.

"Don't be so modest, Eddington!" his questioner said.

The question is really why we are so modest.

"He'll be embarrassed because he's so modest.