Example sentences for: modicum

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

  • "They simply have to keep trying, and Mr. Blair will have lost an important modicum of credibility."

  • "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.

  • --a modicum of restraint.

  • 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 book exhibits a modicum of historical consciousness; it's broken up into periods, at least.


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