Sentence Examples

1. de Beaufort leaning on the arm of Athos, they entered the house, followed by Raoul, who walked respectfully and modestly among the officers of the prince, with several of whom he was acquainted.
2. Tyrell smiled modestly as the others clapped him on the back.
3. From the outside, it looked like a modestly sized townhome, sandwiched between other similar builds in different shades of color.
4. Then was it that the innocent and fair young shepherdess roamed from vale to vale and hill to hill, with flowing locks, and no more garments than were needful modestly to cover what modesty seeks and ever sought to hide.
5. On a couch in the corner was a female cadet with her back to him, modestly covering herself with a towel.
6. The Buddha went on his way, modestly and deep in his thoughts, his calm face was neither happy nor sad, it seemed to smile quietly and inwardly.
7. It stands on a knoll, surrounded by locust-trees and lofty elms, from among which its decent, whitewashed walls shine modestly forth, like Christian purity beaming through the shades of retirement.