A group of soldiers pulls up to a modest white house and goes inside.

I've need of a modest house, near enough to the Palace.

It was late morning when they reached a modest house set some distance back from the street.

He certainly had quite a modest house considering his income.

Farther on, in a more modest house, lived the minister and his family.

Then his wife got sick, and they lost their modest house.

A very modest house of $50,000 will pay $4,500 in property taxes.

They lived in a modest house and did all their own repairs.

They tend to be similar to modest houses that are built on site.

Most of our friends here live in very modest houses - 1,500 square feet and under.