He feels more than modest pride in fathering what so far has been a successful idea.

"I do take a certain modest pride in the quality of My artifices, and many mortals find them sufficient."

"It's not beautiful, but it rolls along fine," said Joseph with modest pride.

This achievement was a matter of modest pride, for there had been a time when he would not have believed it possible.

Edward replaced his spectacles and gave me a small smile of modest pride.

He let her take it, feeling the warmth of modest pride.

He added that information with an air of modest pride.

"I am her private secretary," replied Harry with a glow of modest pride.

"I made it," said Jamie, with the modest pride of a master brewer.

The modest pride in his bearing was becoming, Icebones thought.