Mr. Bernstein is not overly modest, he said, but did not know whether there was anybody interested in the blacklist any more.

Indeed, he sometimes seems to have an overly modest sense of his own powers.

Rumail possessed no special talent in controlling weather, but neither was he overly modest about his power as a laranzu.

Several hours and false trails later, I determined that Frank Paco does own the business, but is overly modest about it.

But they overcompensate now by making the conference an overly modest affair.

Few problems better illustrate the busy new museum's difficulties than the long lines at what seems like the overly modest number of public restrooms.

(He awarded himself a 2:2, which I thought overly modest.)

His smile made sure the Executioner knew he was being overly modest.

Even the Pentagon, which has been largely exempted from budget pressures since 9/11, would have to find some (overly modest) cuts.

In this company, Ms. Steenburgen is an overly modest contender.