Collocations for "legend"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "legend" in context.
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legend
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is a [baseball, jazz, rock, music, sports] legend
- is a legend in [baseball]
- has the makings of a [baseball] legend
- is a legend in the [sport, field, profession]
- the legend of [Camelot]
- Have you heard the legend of...?
- Have I ever told you the legend of...?
- legend has it that
- according to legend, [it was, they never]
- is part of [Spanish] legend
- is only a legend
- is the stuff of legends
- became a legend [while alive, after she died]
- regarded as a legend by [many, most, all]
- will be remembered as a legend (in the game)
- taking part in a [tournament, race] of legends
- a match of [soccer, baseball] legends
- [study, read, examine] the map legend
- look up the [symbol, type, class] in the legend
- a legend of the [symbols] (used)
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