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False modesty
"False modesty" in a Sentence (2 examples)
Although having a large ego is considered undesirable, at times it is proper to take credit where it is due rather than display false modesty.
At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
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