How to use "modesty" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

Example sentences for "modesty" in popular movie and book plots

When Uma asks Chella to contribute money, he willingly donates, but violates her modesty by placing the money between her breasts. - Vettaikaaran (2009 film)
Once when she is out for buying medicine for her mother a goon tries to outrage her modesty and follows till her house. - Humshakal (1974 film)
She makes it appear that he has outraged her modesty under the influence of a drug. - Rehna Hai Teri Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein
A young widow commits suicide when she is compelled to forgo her modesty to save her child from illness. - Raja Rani (1973 film)

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