legendary
Example Sentences
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Tiger Woods reportedly called Donald Trump shortly before the legendary golfer was arrested for DUI.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026
Sir Alex Ferguson, the legendary former Manchester United manager, once described international friendlies as "a waste of time", external.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Before the iPhone, Apple shook up home computing with the 1984 Macintosh, whose icon-based interface and mouse made computing accessible beyond specialists -- and sparked a legendary rivalry between Jobs and Microsoft's Bill Gates.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
Bell Labs, the legendary research-and-development organization, created foundational innovations like transistors that pervade the modern world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Good thing Boo answered, because the only thing Aru could think of that rhymed with art was fart, and that’s not a word you want to throw around when you’re talking to a legendary sage-poet.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.