legend

Example Sentences

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According to the legend, the founder of the Academy had taken a complete set of World History books back in time and hidden them in some remote mountain cave.

From Literature

At the moment he's not close to Lampard or Drogba, not yet anyway, but if he stays with us for a few years then we will really have a legend in the making.

From BBC

But he adds Cruz's music "ultimately falls short of the legends he's trying to replicate" - referring to earlier in the show when he told the crowd "I want to be John Lennon".

From BBC

"I wouldn't be the person I am today without Paul. Paul Conroy was a legend. A wonderful person through and through. Always standing up for what was right. Always there for those in need."

From BBC

While Samson is not necessarily Kohli's heir, he had got India across the line by a hair's breadth in the manner of the India batting legend.

From BBC