How to pronounce modestly

Listen to modestly in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“modestly” in real sentences

357 clips in the index · 239 American · 35 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. policy is modestly restrictive.

    Federal Reserve · hear it here

  2. to dress modestly of modest

    Penguin Books UK · hear it here

  3. Modestly, you have forgotten your privileges.

    The School of Life · hear it here

  4. My wonderfully decent parents always lived modestly.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

Why real speech

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