"modest" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- James and his sole sibling, a sister 13 years older than he was, had a modest upbringing.
- To keep him from inclining to his father's faults, I am giving him a more modest upbringing.
- He has presented himself as a simple man, stressing his modest upbringing and lifestyle.
- Born in Louisiana in 1781, Carrière was an attractive woman from a modest upbringing.
- Despite his modest upbringing Rack had developed interests both in literature and agriculture, and especially the application of modern methods to farming.
- We both came from modest upbringings and so we don't have a frame of reference for it.
- He had a modest upbringing, but this included a good education.
- From a modest upbringing, she was, by 43, an underwriting manager at Zurich North America.
- Despite a modest upbringing, her family always knew that she was destined for life outside of the farm.
- Kim Do Hyun is an intelligent man from a modest upbringing.
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