Example Sentences

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"If he hadn't been I shouldn't have legged it as I did."

From Four Boy Hunters by Bonehill, Ralph

"He must have legged it for all he was worth after he jumped through the window," was Roger's comment.

From Dave Porter At Bear Camp or, The Wild Man of Mirror Lake by Rogers, Walter S.

If he had, it's more than likely that he would have legged it to get away.

From The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune by Stratemeyer, Edward

Could Gussie, unable to face the ordeal confronting him, have legged it during the night down a water-pipe?

From Right Ho, Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

Marcia was likely to have a great wolf hunt with Thompson, who knew no difference between a shotgun and a rifle, and would have legged it from a fox if he had met it alone.

From The La Chance Mine Mystery by Gage, George W.