typical modesty
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Refers to a quality of modesty that is expected or characteristic of someone.
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- She accepted their congratulations with typical modesty.
- His typical modesty often masked his true brilliance.
- Despite her achievements, she always maintained a typical modesty.
- It was with typical modesty that he attributed his success to teamwork.
- Her typical modesty made her uncomfortable with all the praise.
- He displayed typical modesty when asked about his role in the project.
- This typical modesty is one of his most admirable qualities.
- They admired her typical modesty in accepting the award.
- Even after winning, he spoke with typical modesty about his performance.
- Her typical modesty prevented her from bragging about her accomplishments.