MODICUM in a Sentence
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Example sentences for MODICUM, such as:
1. There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement.
2. They communicated to each other that modicum of light which they possessed.
3. Seeing as Mr Moreton is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence.
4. Although his story is based on a modicum of truth, most of the events he describes are fictitious.
5. There is necessarily required a certain modicum of antiquity in a race, and the wrinkle of the centuries cannot be improvised.
2. They communicated to each other that modicum of light which they possessed.
3. Seeing as Mr Moreton is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence.
4. Although his story is based on a modicum of truth, most of the events he describes are fictitious.
5. There is necessarily required a certain modicum of antiquity in a race, and the wrinkle of the centuries cannot be improvised.
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Meanings and Examples of MODICUM
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modicum
n. limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
Classic Sentence:
1 They communicated to each other that modicum of light which they possessed.
2 There is necessarily required a certain modicum of antiquity in a race, and the wrinkle of the centuries cannot be improvised.
3 I kept another small loaf, and a modicum of cheese, on a particular shelf of a particular cupboard, to make my supper on when I came back at night.
Example Sentence:
1 Seeing as Mr Moreton is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence.
2 There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement.
3 Although his story is based on a modicum of truth, most of the events he describes are fictitious.