legitimately
Example Sentences
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These things are hilarious because screenwriters Christina Friel and Connor Wright clearly approached the script by trying to make everything legitimately funny, instead of assuming that provocation immediately equates to humor.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
The company’s revised guidance was legitimately terrible, indicating that the slowness of the rollout surprised them as well, and will drag on.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Meanwhile, consumer advocates say borrowers are struggling to get good information from servicers — the companies that are legitimately handling their loans.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
"This was a legitimate download by a legitimately accredited organisation," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Although Copernicus, Galileo and Newton were well aware that their ideas were momentous, and we can legitimately describe their work as revolutionary, they never explicitly said to themselves, ‘I am making a revolution.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
