How to Use modest in a Sentence

modest

adjective

• They own a modest home near the beach.
• He has only a modest amount of knowledge on the subject.
• We live on a modest budget.
• He earns a modest income.
• She's very modest about her achievements.
• It is a book of only modest importance.
• She enjoyed modest success with her singing career.
• New cars are now available at relatively modest prices.
• Don't be so modest. Your performance was wonderful!
• It's climbed a more modest 2% since then.
  — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 12 May 2026
• Believe it or not, a naked dress can look modest.
  — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 14 June 2026
• Pay for many of these roles remains modest.
  — Allie Canal, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
• At the same time, income gains have been modest.
  — Mike Winters, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
• That may have also been too modest.
  — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
• Our agenda is rather modest so far.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
• Keep progress modest and grounded to let small wins stack up.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
• Our agenda is, so far, rather modest.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026
• The front is modest, but the oval cutout in the back gives it extra flair.
  — Claire Harmeyer, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
• There are modest signs of relief.
  — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 June 2026
• The effort made some modest progress.
  — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• For Dëmin and Traoré, the stat line was modest.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
• My goal is more modest—a weeklong road trip to some of the trail’s key sites.
  — Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
• The inside is modest, with just a few seats indoors and out.
  — Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
• The end result might just be a more modest bouquet for mom.
  — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
• Your goals might be modest but they will be clearly defined.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
• Good politicians are rarely modest.
  — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
• Yet within these modest walls burns a fierce desire to learn.
  — Joyeeta Banerjee, NPR, 1 Mar. 2026
• Even modest weight loss can shift things in the right direction.
  — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
• The set was boosted by a modest stiletto heel.
  — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
• And many of the abuses are anything but modest.
  — Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026