How to Use modicum in a Sentence

modicum

noun
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  • This modicum of good taste is alone enough to make the Vanagon a class of one.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 15 May 2020
  • This, at least, could bring a modicum of calm, if not overall peace.
    — Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2019
  • But such a deal requires a modicum of trust, something the two sides do not have.
    — Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Alex Van Halen played his drums with a modicum of finesse.
    — The Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2020
  • These days the words roll off his tongue easily, and, yes, with a modicum of pride.
    — Ailene Voisin, sacbee, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Since the coup, the junta has struggled to find even a modicum of support elsewhere in the world.
    — Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The genre’s formulaic beats are, for the most part, hit with a modicum of savvy smarts.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023
  • But as the Wings gained a modicum of health, their play improved, and the losing streaks grew shorter.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2021
  • False bravado only works when there is a modicum of truth to it.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 24 July 2020
  • There was no one place that had even a modicum of integrity.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Up to now, the hospitals had managed to treat the ill with some modicum of order.
    — Nan Randall, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2018
  • But alas, the idea of Brady and the Colts hooking up for a one-year stand in 2020 actually makes a modicum of sense.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2020
  • For her part, Jasmine harbors at least a modicum of warm feelings about her time in the group.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Pratt brings a wry derring-do to the mayhem, and the escape from Isla Nublar has its modicum of thrills.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2018
  • And the only thing on the horizon to pique a modicum of interest is Groundhog Day!
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Each had a modicum of trust that the other would act in a reasonably predictable way.
    — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The six-episode series focuses on that journey from pain to at least a modicum of peace.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2022
  • From the funder perspective, 2019 saw a modicum of progress.
    — Fortune, 2 Mar. 2020
  • But the age of his eyes may have offered a modicum of protection, Maturi said.
    — Shari Rudavsky, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Steering is quick and nicely weighted, with a modicum of road feel.
    — cleveland, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Third, many hate anything that offers a modicum of power to the player.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 5 June 2017
  • Gnarled trees behind the sand provide a modicum of shade and the cove is well protected for swimming.
    — Joe Yogerst, CNN, 29 May 2023
  • Gnarled trees behind the sand provide a modicum of shade and the cove is well protected for swimming.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
  • Anyone with a modicum of self-awareness can sense when that has happened.
    — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Yet, a modicum of team members sadly retracts and withdraws from the pack.
    — Peter Weedfald, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • With a modicum of safety gear, gamblers can run their cars in the HooptieX series.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 29 July 2023
  • Most broadcasters of its games say the name without a modicum of concern.
    — Kevin B. Blackistone, courant.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Miller has been the subject of opposing boos all year, earning a modicum of respect in a way.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Normal mode gives the driver a modicum more pep with the tradeoff of having to move your foot to the brake pedal to slow down, aping the feel of an internal combustion engine.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2024
  • For students and parents, the first day of school Monday at Los Angeles Unified was a crush of new schedules, new teachers and new things to learn, along with a modicum of excitement — and those familiar butterflies.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024

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