Synonyms

1. modesty

Sentence Examples

1. Don Quixote was on foot with his horse unbridled and his lance leaning against a tree, and in short completely defenceless he thought it best therefore to fold his arms and bow his head and reserve himself for a more favourable occasion and opportunity.
2. He remembered that it was the detective who procured the sledge, the only means of reaching Omaha in time but, checked by some presentiment, he kept his usual reserve.
3. The effort of this activity had depleted his reserve of energy and he was lying down recovering when Waterstone walked in, bearing a long sturdy staff of wood.
4. But, woe is me, I now comprehend what has made thee give so little heed to what thou owest to thyself it must have been some freedom of mine, for I will not call it immodesty, as it did not proceed from any deliberate intention, but from some heedlessness such as women are guilty of through inadvertence when they think they have no occasion for reserve.
5. His voice was warm but held a clear note of reserve in it.
6. Celestino, I discovered once I started living with him, is an intensely private man, maintaining his reserve with few exceptions.
7. More birds have discovered it, but I still reserve a special place in my heart for that first chickadee.
8. He seemed to have all the life and spirit, cheerful feelings, and social inclinations of his father, and nothing of the pride or reserve of Enscombe.
9. Please note that we reserve the right to question them in the future.
10. American seventy-seven from Dulles and our reserve flight, United ninety-three out of Newark.