The fact that he was in a national political debate, where it's all about false modesty and self-aggrandizement, made his acknowledgement all the more remarkable. |
A stranger to false modesty and phony self-deprecation, her ego seemed both colossal and, in its artlessness, endearing. |
Both reek of false modesty, but deen does appear jumpy and genuinely anxious at times. |
It's not false modesty, but the viewing nation has had three solid months of me and now they need a break. |
With no trace of false modesty, Avignon describes its festival of theatre and dance as the greatest in the world. |
But it is equally undeniable that it has nothing to do with false modesty, as has sometimes been suggested. |