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Recent Examples of modesty The line offers women a taste of feminine modesty and sensuality. Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024 Author John Neihardt described Crazy Horse in his book Black Elk Speaks as a person of great modesty and reserve but who was generous to the poor, elderly, and children. Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 Dylan arrives on the scene with the false modesty of predestination, touched by God but desperate for a place to sleep for the night. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024 But the modesty of its proposals underscores the reality that there is no good solution for Japanese security if the country cannot rely on the alliance with the United States. Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for modesty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modesty
Noun
  • Most disconcerting is the meekness of Washington’s supposedly stalwart European allies.
    Raphael Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2014
  • But to see Bass as a kumbaya leader — or to mistake her softness for meekness — is to fundamentally misunderstand her.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Noun
  • This level of enrichment is just a technical step away from reaching the 90% purity required for nuclear weapons.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Bars and coins are often purchased for their purity and weight, while jewelry combines investment with aesthetics.
    Gabriel O Rodríguez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until sunset as a sign of humility, submission to God and sympathy for the poor and hungry.
    Imad Isseid and Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Through humility and perseverance, the company hit its stride and laid the foundations for what was to come.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sosa had previously claimed his innocence when asked about using PEDs, and had been estranged from his former franchise since his 2007 retirement.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Their attorneys have maintained the brothers’ innocence.
    Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Modesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modesty. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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