legacy
Example Sentences
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The documents also show how Assad’s intelligence agents encouraged Syrians to report on each other, leaving behind a legacy of distrust.
Rabin’s political legacy, in Mr. Segal’s telling, is not so much to have chosen peace.
For a city built on momentum, that may be its most fitting legacy.
From Salon
He leaves a stellar legacy as a player, captain and administrator, a highly respected and likeable man who made a huge impact on domestic and international cricket.
From BBC
Bardot was not only one of the defining faces of post-war cinema but also a figure whose life and legacy embodied both cultural transformation and intense controversy.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
