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modesty

[mod-uh-stee] / ˈmɒd ə sti /


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Modesty is rarely a hallmark of Broadway musicals, as anyone who attends them regularly can attest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

In 1966, Stamp appeared as Willie Garvin - a rough Cockney diamond - in the film version of Peter O'Donnell's comic strip, Modesty Blaise.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

Modesty aside, Lee’s artistic journey began “by accident” in 2016 in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she was living next door to Choplet, a ceramics studio and gallery.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

Modesty is in its peak era . . . but not in the way you think.

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2024

“That’s right. Modesty is one of my worst faults,” Bull shouted, laughing, enjoying himself in the last fifty miles of his journey.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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