Example Sentences

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That trip, and the strategy behind it, remain one of his most positive legacies.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Whatever the rush, that will be one of his primary legacies.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The region's largely unchallenged leaders brand themselves as the founders of a new era and are cementing their own legacies with fresh symbols of power.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Both of those franchises suffered artistically for this move, their legacies forever tainted by it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The culture we belong to and the legacies passed down by our forebears shape the patterns of our achievement in ways we cannot begin to imagine.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell