Example sentences for: legitimacy

How can you use “legitimacy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Al Rai said that "the real aim of this strike is to get rid of Saddam Hussein and, in such a case, the real loser is international legitimacy and law."

  • But as the standards of journalistic legitimacy have declined, the formerly godlike power of the establishment media to decide whether politicians will live or die has also diminished.

  • The piece, like the Times' Money & Business lead, points out that Time Warner gave early legitimacy to AOL when it sold the rights to post Time magazine in 1993.

  • Because of the new legitimacy Las Vegas acquired from Hughes’ investments, established companies such as Hilton Hotels bought into the gaming business, and their influence helped draw a line in the desert sand between legitimate operations and mob casinos, where illegal skimming of profits was rampant.

  • Analysts speculated that this is the Khmer Rouge's bid for legitimacy in Cambodia's latest factional power struggle.


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