How to Use modicum in a Sentence

modicum

noun
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  • Anyone with a modicum of self-awareness can sense when that has happened.
    — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Some have found ways to improvise a modicum of comfort.
    — Caitlin Dickerson, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2020
  • So the modicum of tactical acumen that stormtroopers displayed last week came as a genuine shock.
    — Angry Staff Officer, Wired, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Here's how to navigate these next few post-election weeks with grace, civility and a modicum of calm.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Not long ago in the Arab world there was a modicum of unanimity on the primacy of the Palestinian cause.
    — Ben Wedeman, CNN, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Deery previously suggested that even the modicum of paperwork necessary to track and distribute sales and tax forms might have pressed the move.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
  • Trump’s defenders may very well be joined by the pundit class in applauding the president for—mostly—showing a modicum of strained discipline.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Trump’s election loss Nov. 3 gave Republicans a modicum of freedom, and the pandemic’s rampage through red states has moved them to act.
    — Richard Chess, Bloomberg.com, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The data speak for themselves: Residents use the money to support basic needs and have a modicum of financial security.
    — WSJ, 2 Dec. 2020
  • And Washington’s conservative power couple could rightfully claim more than a modicum of credit.
    — Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The discipline was developing a sense of intellectual coherence, as well as a modicum of influence.
    — Discover Magazine, 14 June 2024
  • Some on the front lines are now pointing to Trump’s electoral defeat as an opportunity for governors in his party to assert a modicum of independence.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Moreover, the federal government needn’t prosecute Trump to secure a modicum of justice for his criminal conduct.
    — Harry Litman Los Angeles Times (tns), Star Tribune, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Since the coup, the junta has struggled to find even a modicum of support elsewhere in the world.
    — Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The genre’s formulaic beats are, for the most part, hit with a modicum of savvy smarts.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023
  • But as the Wings gained a modicum of health, their play improved, and the losing streaks grew shorter.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2021
  • There was no one place that had even a modicum of integrity.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2023
  • For her part, Jasmine harbors at least a modicum of warm feelings about her time in the group.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2021
  • And the only thing on the horizon to pique a modicum of interest is Groundhog Day!
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The six-episode series focuses on that journey from pain to at least a modicum of peace.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Gnarled trees behind the sand provide a modicum of shade and the cove is well protected for swimming.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
  • Gnarled trees behind the sand provide a modicum of shade and the cove is well protected for swimming.
    — Joe Yogerst, CNN, 29 May 2023
  • Yet, a modicum of team members sadly retracts and withdraws from the pack.
    — Peter Weedfald, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • With a modicum of safety gear, gamblers can run their cars in the HooptieX series.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 29 July 2023
  • Miller has been the subject of opposing boos all year, earning a modicum of respect in a way.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Each of the solutions provide a modicum of relief to the treacherous stretch of road.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Whatever modicum of the straight life Richard tried to maintain, by 1967 he was divorced.
    — Brad Auerbach, SPIN, 3 May 2023
  • Daniels is morose and whiny and Reynolds is hammy and over-the-top, which allows Stone to steal the movie, giving it its only modicum of zest and soul.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 3 June 2021
  • One way to keep a modicum of control is to host the festivities yourself.
    — Eva Wiseman, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2023
  • For those with the means to purchase food, a trip to the neighborhood grocery could bring some modicum of happiness.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2022

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