Seldom has physical courage spoken with a quieter voice or assumed a more modest manner.

A quiet, cautious, modest manner was seen with contempt.

But with his modest manner, he's not likely to create the problems Jefferies has.

I, in a very modest manner, shall walk about with bowed head; I'll have rave reviews.

Still, in his modest manner, the Maine Democrat has been an effective leader.

But back to the man himself, who, with his thick glasses, thin frame and modest manner hardly seems an object of envy.

But unlike Schrempp, he has the reputation for being someone with a modest manner and an ability to listen.

I didn't want to face the truth that I couldn't live in a fairly modest manner.

She had an apologetic, modest manner that concealed an underlying strength.

He had a ready wit and a modest manner that won him many friends.