legitimized

Example Sentences

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“It legitimized my nerd-dom,” he explained with a laugh.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

The Declaration of Independence legitimized the cause of the rebels but also empowered them to brand loyalists as traitors who could be legally sentenced to death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Medieval belts also managed a celebration of the pregnant silhouette, but devotion to Mary rather than patriotic “populationism” legitimized it.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

“He legitimized Lydia’s Castle from the very beginning.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

The fact that he seemed scared of the lady he had met in the woods legitimized his story a lot.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull