noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
false modesty
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‘You played brilliantly.’ ‘Not really,’ Ian replied with false modesty .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
false
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This was in no way false modesty - he considered engineering one of the highest possible callings.
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I say that with no false modesty .
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Miranda, while not vain, did not suffer from false modesty .
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It would be false modesty to fail to recognize that it is you that is selling...
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There is no false modesty here, no subtle, indirect swaggering; the author's honesty rings true.
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That was a fact she accepted without false modesty or pride.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"I'm a bank manager,'' she said, then added with typical modesty , "of a very small bank.''
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He answers with modesty when asked about his role in the war.
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His honesty and modesty endeared him to many people who valued his wise advice.
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Miranda was not one for false modesty . She enjoyed being told that she was beautiful.
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Rod isn't known for his modesty .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At such moments, scientific etiquette demands modesty .
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His modesty , considering his world-wide fame in his field, was endearing.
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It is appropriate to contrast the modesty of his home with those of more affluent politicians.
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It was a horrifying proclamation, when modesty caused the legs even of pianos to be decently covered.
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It would be false modesty to fail to recognize that it is you that is selling...
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Last year, I had what in all due modesty I shall call a brilliant idea.
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Women writers were expected to remain within strict bounds of modesty .