illegitimate

Example Sentences

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Novo officially dropped Hims in June and accused the company of “deceptive promotion and selling of illegitimate, knockoff versions of Wegovy that put patient safety at risk.”

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

The company says that it is “especially concerned about the use of A.I. to help individual humans or small groups gain unprecedented and illegitimate forms of concentrated power.”

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Viewers eventually learn Sophie’s servitude is forced after her parentage is revealed — she’s the illegitimate daughter of an earl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

None of this evidence implies that anger was illegitimate or grievances unfounded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

This was serendipity itself; with the fall of the Nationalists, other Chinese students had become as illegitimate as he.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen