Words similar to modesty

Example sentences for: modesty

How can you use “modesty” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

There is satisfaction in feeling that you are better than other people not only in intelligence but also in modesty and good manners.
Holbrooke lacks subtlety, modesty, and discretion.
Somewhere in the Maryland panhandle, E and I were for some reason discussing Wendy Shalit's book, The Return of Modesty , which makes the case for chastity, patience, courtship, etc.
A colleague likens Remnick's avoidance of limousine service to President Carter's despised modesty.
This pang of modesty soon passes.