How to Use immodest in a Sentence

immodest

adjective
  • Although it might sound immodest of me to say so, I am very proud of what we have accomplished.
  • In my family you were not allowed to be immodest or boastful.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
  • That’s the immodest but accurate subtitle of a new book that charts his career.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
  • His priest once walked into his theater and pointed at the posters on the wall, calling each one demonic and immodest.
    — Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2021
  • All basic human needs seem to have taken a back seat, and more immodest desires have evaporated.
    — Vogue, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The Powerbeats Pro are, in my immodest opinion, the best true wireless earphones yet.
    — Vlad Savov, The Verge, 9 June 2019
  • My brother Saif says people get really angry at women who look immodest.
    — Diaa Hadid, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2016
  • The title, with its biblical echo, was immodest, but in Acheson’s defense, it was deserved.
    — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Smoking in public is considered immodest, and women are legally required to wear hijabs.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • In some religions and cultures, there is certainly an expectation that a woman uncovered is an immodest woman.
    — Peggy Drexler, CNN, 26 May 2021
  • Outside is a sort of garden-style outdoor shower surrounded by bamboo fencing that is occasionally immodest.
    — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
  • They are sometimes fully clothed, sometimes less so—bare-breasted and bare-bottomed, coquettishly posed, festooned with kitschy props—unabashedly immodest in every sense of the word.
    — Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
  • This relieves a generous soul like coach Steve Kerr of needing to be immodest or arrogant, avoiding any sort of fuss that would cause anyone to pay further attention to them.
    — Bernie Lincicome, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
  • Depending on the culture, some South Asian women may not want to wear immodest workout gear in public, or may feel self-conscious going to a gym in traditional clothes.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
  • And more to today’s point, the Guardian series reminded us that for all of the immodest behavior, Uber and its leaders escaped relatively unscathed.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 11 July 2022
  • Best of all, this is the kind of hobby that requires only a relatively modest investment of money, along with an absolutely immodest investment of time and attention.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Unlike Swimply, Shvimply’s interface removes any imagery that could be considered immodest.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Many women were particularly outraged by Hill’s insinuation that Brady, by trying to make a name for herself in surfing, was somehow being immodest or disrespectful.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 26 July 2023
  • Excessive drinking, lewd talk, immodest dress and messy personal lives are virtual prerequisites for aspiring housewives — but also contradict the church's conservative strictures.
    — Meredith Blake Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Excessive drinking, lewd talk, immodest dress and messy personal lives are virtual prerequisites for aspiring housewives — but also contradict the church’s conservative strictures.
    — Meredith Blake Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The immodest middle section celebrates their grandson, Charles V, who commissioned this facade and decorated it with the complex coat of arms of the mighty Habsburg Empire.
    — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • One admittedly immodest proposal is for top colleges to dramatically expand capacity.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
  • In the 1500s, metal fig leaves covered the genitals of statues like David when the Roman Catholic Church considered nudity immodest and obscene.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • His own immodest needs included regular meals at some of Midtown Manhattan’s finest restaurants, including Per Se, Jean-Georges, Masa and Marea, according to prosecutors.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025

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