false modesty

Examples (10)

• His false modesty was annoying, as everyone knew how talented he truly was.
• She tried to hide her excitement with a display of false modesty.
• Don't mistake her polite refusal for genuine humility; it's just false modesty.
• The CEO's speech was full of false modesty, despite his immense success.
• He accepted the award with a theatrical show of false modesty.
• Beneath his veneer of false modesty lay a profound sense of self-importance.
• Critics often accuse artists of false modesty when discussing their work.
• Her claims of being unskilled were pure false modesty.
• The interviewer saw right through his act of false modesty.
• It's better to be genuinely humble than to engage in false modesty.