How to Use legitimacy in a Sentence

legitimacy

noun

• This is the opening move in a longer war against the legitimacy of the Supreme Court as a whole.
  — The Editors, National Review, 8 May 2023
• Over the years, some people have cast doubt on the legitimacy of the records.
  — NBC News, 31 July 2021
• The meeting with Biden could bestow greater legitimacy on the crown prince’s plans and his path to the throne.
  — Ellen Knickmeyer, Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2022
• The meeting with Biden could bestow greater legitimacy on the crown prince’s plans and his path to the throne.
  — Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022
• The origins of this conflict are hard to trace, and the legitimacy of the rival claims is hard to assess.
  — Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2023
• Here's a list of some of the scandals that have made Thomas the face of judicial ethics reform and a drag on the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.
  — Peter Weber, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
• This is not the first time Combs’ team has attempted to challenge the legitimacy of the video.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 14 Mar. 2025
• Amid that, the kid who once took the Beavers to the Fiesta Bowl as a player has now brought them back to legitimacy as a coach.
  — John Canzano, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
• Slow down to check the legitimacy of your feelings under the feisty Aries moon.
  — USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
• The drama in House of the Dragon stems from the succession of the Iron Throne, which brings up a lot of questions of legitimacy.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 July 2022
• Here's a list of some of the recent scandals that have made Thomas the face of judicial ethics reform and a drag on the legitimacy of the Supreme Court.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 21 Apr. 2023
• The record, of course, would come in a Week 17 game, so arguments can be had about its legitimacy.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
• As long as there has been a monarch in this country — for more than a 1,000 years — there have been questions about the legitimacy of the monarchy.
  — Sarah Lyall, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
• There can be some kind of legitimacy as to why somebody is very evil.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
• Yet there was no question then of the legitimacy of the court appointments, as there is now.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2021
• Some observers point to Bush v. Gore as a key event in the Supreme Court’s eroding legitimacy.
  — New York Times, 29 June 2022
• And then there's Shaw Medical, who sort of has the face of legitimacy, but has been disgraced.
  — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2022
• At the time, according to TMZ, the legitimacy of their courtship was unclear.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
• The bots, Innes said, piled onto posts about Kate’s health with comments talking up the legitimacy of the Russian vote.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
• The Supreme Court of the United States has moved in a direction that has weakened its own legitimacy.
  — Fareed Zakaria, CNN, 1 Oct. 2022
• Palace intrigue, and questions of succession and legitimacy, were of course a huge part of Game of Thrones, but far from the only part.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022
• Hosmer brought legitimacy, at least in terms of name, résumé and one very large ring.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2021
• Make no mistake, the Supreme Court faces a crisis of legitimacy.
  — Travis Andersen and, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
• But with the playoffs on the horizon, these are games that help establish a team’s legitimacy.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• The question of the legitimacy of the peasants’ uprising was one of the most consequential debates of the era.
  — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
• But anyone who may have doubted the legitimacy of Douglas’ comeback should see her on the vault.
  — Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
• The United States was already on the verge of a legitimacy crisis before the election.
  — Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
• That’s what gives FIDE legacy and legitimacy, and none of us are going after that.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
• The committee members would like to see more points given to a race winner, which could help the best drivers of the season bolster their hopes of reaching the championship round and boost legitimacy for the winner.
  — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 31 July 2025
• In court filings and hearings, the city has argued that to maintain legitimacy, it must be allowed to enforce its own laws, including a 2012 ordinance that requires jail and prison operators to secure a special use permit before opening.
  — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025