Sentence examples for once legendary from inspiring English sources

They were principally Nigerians, fighting with Orde Wingate's once legendary Chindits.

Tormented by his declining political influence over President Lincoln, Seward became obsessed with reasserting his once legendary authority in Washington.

Without question, the once legendary and since neglected Brooklyn waterfront deserves transformation into a world-class park (editorial, July 29).

CUTS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT MORGAN STANLEY'S FUTURE  |  Morgan Stanley's trading desk was once legendary on Wall Street, rivaled only by firms like Goldman Sachs.

Despite occasional rumors of sighting, by most indications the beautiful "Lord God bird," once legendary in the American South and in Cuba, really is gone.

His swing is nowhere near the finished article – one American analyst quipped this week, "he's shifting his hips more than Shakira" – while his once legendary scrambling powers have gone AWOL.

Once-legendary Russian weapons are suffering embarrassing quality-control problems.

Once-legendary codes of silence were proved to be breakable.

This truism is gaining new currency among innovators in the once-legendary field of vaccines.

Overfishing on the coast and in the open ocean has diminished the once-legendary Hudson fishery.

It failed to prevent the collapse a dozen years ago of the once-legendary cod fishery off Canada's east coast.