Example Sentences

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“If the families don’t travel, he shouldn’t travel either because if he is there, even to lay a wreath, it will legitimize this cruel German behavior.”

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022

He said a key moment will be if the Afghans can hold a secure and successful election later this year - which will legitimize the government.

From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2018

The guard, who played his first five seasons with the Seahawks before the infamous “poison pill” contract clause, hopes it will legitimize his career.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2018

“Sometimes people expect you to make a responsible work when you deal with historical facts. Other people expect that you will legitimize whatever they think or whatever they think the person did or was.”

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2016

"If economic reform works," says Franz-Lothar Altmann, deputy director of the Sudost Institut in Munich, "it will legitimize political change."

From Time Magazine Archive