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Examples of legal eagle in a Sentence
the actor hired a dream team of high-priced legal eagles to defend him against the charges
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Veteran Hollywood attorney Craig Emanuel has retired from law firm Paul Hastings after more than 40 years an entertainment legal eagle.
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William Earl, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
With a mountain of debt, Giuliani apparently cannot afford to pay his legal fees let alone fork over the kind of hefty retainer such a legal eagle would command.
—Dave Goldiner New York Daily News (tns), al, 17 Aug. 2023
Rhys is no stranger to returning series, but slipping back in the legal eagle's suit had a particular appeal.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2023
Penn praised his legal eagle for managing to stay very involved in his life and CORE non-profit that aims to provide disaster and humanitarian relief around the world, despite being in the thick of an all-consuming case that drew worldwide attention.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Apr. 2022
These days, that legal eagle would likely tout the suite of services he’s contracted to keep his digital footprint scandal-free.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 June 2022
Despite yesterday's clickbait Variety interview excerpt implying otherwise, the show has plenty of legal eagle-ing and plenty of She-Hulk being She-Hulk.
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
But the hypocritical media-hungry legal eagle wasn’t alone, Fertik continues, laughing.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 June 2022
Hired by Adam Driver for what promises to be a tough custody battle, Liotta’s slick legal eagle is, in animal-kingdom terms, closer to a great white shark.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2022
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William Earl, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
With a mountain of debt, Giuliani apparently cannot afford to pay his legal fees let alone fork over the kind of hefty retainer such a legal eagle would command.
—Dave Goldiner New York Daily News (tns), al, 17 Aug. 2023
Rhys is no stranger to returning series, but slipping back in the legal eagle's suit had a particular appeal.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2023
Penn praised his legal eagle for managing to stay very involved in his life and CORE non-profit that aims to provide disaster and humanitarian relief around the world, despite being in the thick of an all-consuming case that drew worldwide attention.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Apr. 2022
These days, that legal eagle would likely tout the suite of services he’s contracted to keep his digital footprint scandal-free.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 June 2022
Despite yesterday's clickbait Variety interview excerpt implying otherwise, the show has plenty of legal eagle-ing and plenty of She-Hulk being She-Hulk.
—Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
But the hypocritical media-hungry legal eagle wasn’t alone, Fertik continues, laughing.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 June 2022
Hired by Adam Driver for what promises to be a tough custody battle, Liotta’s slick legal eagle is, in animal-kingdom terms, closer to a great white shark.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20eagle. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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