Example sentences for: modicum

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

  • --a modicum of restraint.

  • But given the outrage such excesses generate, advocates would be better off cutting the rich loose and gaining a modicum of redistributive equity for their side of the argument.

  • And, I submit that the federal privacy law, governs the collection and use of personal data by federal agencies and which provides agencies a modicum of flexibility, is a reasonable point of departure for future discussions of either industry selfregulation or legislation.

  • With a modicum of planning, Mr. Stein's father could have seriously reduced or eliminated the amount of taxes that were payable by his estate.

  • "The Chanel Under the Chador" examines Iran's growing "Islamic feminist" movement: Women in the elite are battling quietly to secure a modicum of gender equity--the right to divorce, take maternity leave, win custody of children, play sports, etc.


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