How to use "modest" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi
Example sentences for "modest" in popular movie and book plots
- She rents a modest house and adopts the name Sara Waters. - Sleeping with the Enemy
- Succumbing to her agreeable femininity, Selden begins to fall in love with Lily, yet realizes that she cannot marry a man of his modest means. - The House of Mirth
- He died in late March 1960 in Lisbon, a well-liked man of modest means. - Alves dos Reis
- Since he's one of the in-crowd, he has seldom paid any attention to Jamie, who wears modest dresses and owns only one sweater. - A Walk to Remember
- He returns to Tokyo, finds employment, and establishes a modest household with Kiyo. - Botchan
- On returning to New York, she moves into a modest apartment, raises the children on her own, and does volunteer work in her spare time. - Alice (1990 film)
- Grace, a beautiful but modest woman, wishes to keep running, but Tom assures her that the mountains ahead are too difficult to pass. - Dogville
- In the end, Kuzco is shown living next door to Pacha's family in a modest cabin, sharing a swimming pool with Pacha and his family. - The Emperor's New Groove
- They ask only for a modest pay raise, a new tea kettle, and a dartboard. - Guards! Guards!
- At the age of 16, Wilson's father died and left him a modest fortune. - Joseph Andrews
- She has put away her old things and has become a modest woman. - Sadie Thompson
- The Wigand family move into a more modest house, Wigand now working as a teacher. - The Insider (film)
- He has a modest family life, where he is a car tire salesman for Kate's father and Kate is a non-profit lawyer. - The Family Man
- Bowling is wondering what to do with a modest sum of money that he has won on a horserace and which he has concealed from his wife and family. - Coming Up for Air
- Lucy's lifeless body lies on her modest bed as Battling has a drink in the other room. - Broken Blossoms
- Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. - Around the World in Eighty Days
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