illegitimate

Example Sentences

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If ever there was justification for an asterisk next to a record, his illegitimate assault on a scoring record is it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

But the failure to do so doesn’t make the cause an illegitimate one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 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

Teenage parents and families of illegitimate children would respond, offering to pay them up to £15, approximately £2,300 in today's money.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

“If it came out that the High Blade had an illegitimate daughter, it would destroy him. He’d be in serious violation.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman