Sentence examples for were legends from inspiring English sources

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were legends

noun

A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.

  • The legend of Troy was discovered to have a historical basis.

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They were legends for me".

"There were legends that no woman could resist him," one friend recalled.

Their chief engineer was William Douglass, part of the Douglass family who were legends in the lighthouse-engineering business.

His friends were legends like Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, Cheryl Hines, the Lunts, Bob Mackie, Rock Hudson, Robert Preston, and Burt Lancaster.

But they have an uphill battle against Old Shatterhand and Winnetou, who, like the west itself, were legends almost before they appeared in print.

Bayern Munich's board, led by men who were legends in their own playing time, would give their eye teeth for such a product line of talent.

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Toscanini's rages were legend.

His explosive tirades were legend.

His producing skills were legend.

Chamonix and Mont Blanc are legends.

"These two guys are legends".

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