modest
Example Sentences
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Sri Lanka posted a relatively modest 219 after England's spinners had turned the screw on a surface which offered appreciable turn.
From BBC
So he thumbs through his modest record collection and brings forth Iron Maiden’s 1982 classic.
From Salon
Mainstream theatrical crowd pleasers like “F1: The Movie” and “Weapons” scored surprising nominations in the big five categories, while more typical Oscar-bait films like “Hamnet” and “Song Sung Blue” had their own modest showings.
From Salon
Their computer models showed that this sinking could occur across a wide range of salt levels, as long as the surface ice experiences even modest weakening.
From Science Daily
But the bond-market shake-up earlier this week caused a modest bump.
From MarketWatch
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