legend

Example Sentences

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Scottish footballing legend Denis Law, the boxer known as the Hitman, and Dickie Bird - cricket's most famous umpire - all died this year.

From BBC

“They are absolute, worldwide legends. I mean, they were on tour when we reached out to ask them for a song. I assumed they wouldn’t have time,” Mazariegos said.

From Los Angeles Times

The property has become the stuff of legend over the years—particularly its iconic green-and-red Christmas decor that has prompted some to hail it the perfect festive house.

From MarketWatch

Even within France, reactions to her death reflect a spectrum: President Emmanuel Macron called her a “legend of the century,” while others criticized the harm of her rhetoric.

From Salon

He first found fame as a playwright, drawing on Persian legend and ritual.

From BBC