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Examples of legion in a Sentence
Ayelet Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
Coordinating with Kyiv’s Defense Intelligence Directorate, several volunteer legions of Russians fighting for Ukraine have stepped up their own assaults on Russia’s border villages in recent weeks.
—Andy Carey, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
He has been greeted by legions of adoring fans at the Dodger's season-opening series in Seoul, despite South Korea's long-standing rivalry with Ohtani's native Japan.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
Without new legislation, crucial services and legions of federal workers will be sidelined or go unpaid as soon as 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
But inside, legions of workers hired by the Austrian tech giant AT&S are already gearing up to produce at full capacity by year’s end.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
The results, as Librae’s legion of fans will attest, aren’t just picture-perfect algorithm fodder.
—The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2024
The findings will do little to dissuade the legions of Americans who believe the government is hiding an extensive history of alien visitation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
And maybe that is part of this story: a legion of young men who know their chances of rising high are small, and so see in the ring a path.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Noun and Adjective
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin legion-, legio, from legere to gather — more at legend
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1687, in the meaning defined above
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“Legion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legion. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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