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Recent Examples of immodest His own immodest needs included regular meals at some of Midtown Manhattan’s finest restaurants, including Per Se, Jean-Georges, Masa and Marea, according to prosecutors. Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025 Unlike Swimply, Shvimply’s interface removes any imagery that could be considered immodest. Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025 Not to be immodest, but the third did more than the second and the second did more than the first. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024 After Mahmoud, however, all of these parents now have a right to advance notice. Schools that fail to predict that a lesson about a Jewish woman with a career, a Hindu husband, or an immodest wardrobe will offend a parent’s religious belief will now face very serious financial consequences. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for immodest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immodest
Adjective
  • Financial firms are now gearing up to jump into the market in a different way, as executives like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and KKR's Waldemar Szlezak see AI equipment attaining familiar money-making characteristics.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • If this sounds like a familiar issue to you, pack some extra Tylenol to be safe.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The arrogant, brooding youth is gone almost entirely, and someone far more circumspect and humbled kneels before his older brother.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Fight for the Soul of College Football, as the Hurricanes’ bold, brash and arrogant style transformed college football into something closer to theater.
    Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
  • Li at times plays Cola with a smug impetuousness that belies her naivety about this world to a satisfying degree.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
Adjective
  • Treating that dedication as a decoder ring for this film’s intentions would be presumptuous.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
  • Beginning with its preliminary statement, the suit makes presumptuous assertions about what every Florida parent prioritizes for their children, and the audacity is striking.
    Tiffany Thenor, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Though Hallegua and Josephai rarely meet, both are intensely proud of their ancient heritage.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Spanish-speaking students and staff at Oak Lawn Community High School are proud of their heritage and will share it with the larger community during a festival that celebrates Hispanic food and culture.
    Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Your co-workers need to watch out for themselves, but this shouldn’t be seen as selfish.
    Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Erika is manipulative and selfish; Elliot doesn’t respect her boundaries either.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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“Immodest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immodest. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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