modicum

Example Sentences

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Yes, traders may be overweight the sector, and parts are richly valued in terms of price-to-earnings multiples, but such factors have caused only a modicum of exposure reduction by investors so far.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

At least not without a modicum of heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

“Eternity” understands the desperation for a modicum of autonomy in this world, yet cleverly reminds viewers that having a choice doesn’t necessarily make life any easier.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

All that matters, she said, "is who stays longer and who provides some modicum of security and justice when they're in place."

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

The flaw in such reasoning, however, would have been obvious to any accountant or investment banker with a modicum of Hamiltonian wisdom.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis