Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for legend. Search instead for liegend.
Definitions

legend

[lej-uhnd] / ˈlɛdʒ ənd /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The car had high wheel arches and soft suspension, letting it travel across a ploughed field or rough roads - as legend would have it, without breaking a tray of duck eggs.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Heim, 24, often races cars for 23XI Racing, owned by Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan, and will drive for the team full-time next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

BBC director-general Matt Brittin paid tribute to Dame Esther as a "legend of British broadcasting" whose contribution to public life was "immeasurable".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

In this masterpiece of Japanese painting, Shōhaku visualizes his version of an old Chinese legend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Now the legend himself—Eddie’s favorite—stood there, dressed like the uncle who’s always the loudest at the family picnic.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The anonymous account, whose picture resembled a "Jujutsu Kaisen" character dubbed by Tsuda, combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Sir Tom is one of the last living legends," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

That season soon had many fans wondering whether the expectations for Manning—the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli and grandson of College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning—amounted to nothing more than empty hype.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Usually Annabeth provided him with information like that, but apparently Chrysaor didn’t have any legends, so they were both in the dark.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




Vocabulary lists containing legend


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training