| Both have demonstrated an appealing shyness, a self-effacing modesty, and a stated preference for getting on with the work. |
| He remains modest and self-effacing, thank goodness, but now we know there is a core of steel within the good-natured exterior. |
| Modest, well-mannered and self-effacing, he is someone everybody likes because he works hard at earning their trust and affection. |
| He's a very able person, but at the same time incredibly modest and self-effacing. |
| She is too modest and too self-effacing to tell the whole story, but she will, I hope, some day. |
| While the film's form is remarkably self-effacing, its content and visual style resemble the best of Hollywood westerns. |
