How to Use legacy in a Sentence

legacy

noun

• The war left a legacy of pain and suffering.
• He left his children a legacy of love and respect.
• She left us a legacy of a million dollars.
• Her artistic legacy lives on through her children.
• Think of his legacy as something along the lines of a trail left by a snail.
  — Ted Cox, Chicago Reader, 21 Dec. 2017
• Ross respects the legacy that the ix-inch boot has built.
  — Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023
• But the film does probe the more sordid parts of the mayor’s legacy.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 9 June 2022
• That comes back to the legacy of redlining and neglect.
  — Veronica Penney, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2020
• The look on his face seems both honored and awed by this legacy.
  — Amy Paige Condon, ajc, 6 Mar. 2022
• Franklin looks back with pride on the legacy of her music.
  — Megan Friedman, Country Living, 16 Aug. 2018
• That so many were not over the past decade is a stain on the country’s legacy.
  — Time, 3 Nov. 2022
• The deal appears to add value to the legacy software firm.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 16 Sep. 2022
• Read on for a closer look at the life and legacy of Friedan.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Apr. 2020
• Though what that legacy might be is a big question mark.
  — Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2022
• What is your hope for this book as a part of Rosling’s legacy?
  — Sarah Begley, Time, 3 Apr. 2018
• His life and his legacy are a great example for us all.
  — Scott Hanson, The Seattle Times, 15 Oct. 2018
• Fulks came up with those names as a salute to Huntsville's space legacy.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2019
• To read more about Art’s life and legacy, please click on the link in our bio.
  — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 16 June 2020
• That kind of legacy demands a home worth its weight in, well, gold.
  — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 13 Dec. 2022
• And this legacy has continued to inspire hope that the city will be again.
  — Melissa Smith, New York Times, 1 June 2021
• Such a legacy may not be strange for a stolid telecoms firm.
  — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2020
• Gumbs said the project has grown from the legacy of feminist bookstores.
  — Eric Ginsburg, Teen Vogue, 8 Jan. 2019
• This is all about passing down the treasures, the legacy of culture.
  — Washington Post, 27 May 2021
• This defies the physics of legacy media, in which things tend to get smaller.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
• Their legacy is immense and their stage was well deserved.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2022
• Your legacy lives on in kindness and being 'that sassy queen' in my eyes.
  — Jolie Lash, EW.com, 11 July 2021
• As a result, the legacy in many ways is very destructive.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
• This is your chance to leave a legacy that would make all Americans proud.
  — Star Tribune, 10 Nov. 2020
• Had the band retired then and there, its legacy would still be intact today.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
• Mugabe is dead but his ruinous legacy is very much alive.
  — The Economist, 15 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024