legendarily
Americanadverb
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according to legend.
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in a way that is well-known or deserves renown.
Example Sentences
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And Vogue’s legendarily thick September issue has shrunk from 840 pages in 2006 to just 365 last year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Sanford Meisner, the school’s legendarily demanding director, was impressed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Perhaps most legendarily, the Heartbreakers toured as Dylan’s backing band back in 1986, and stories of their time with him are some of the best chapters in the Campbell memoir.
From Salon • May 27, 2025
Leeds take on Chelsea on Wednesday - the first time the two clubs have met in the FA Cup since their bruising encounter in the 1970 final, when the Blues won a legendarily brutal replay.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024
He felt that it strengthened Islam's connection with the beliefs and ceremonies of his ancestors, legendarily free from idolatry under the governance of Abraham and Ishmael.
From Mahomet Founder of Islam by Draycott, Gladys M.
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