How to Use legal eagle in a Sentence
legal eagle
noun
-
Surrey and his team of legal eagles promoted this idea through a series of studies and books that showed just how vast this spending was.
—
Julian E. Zelizer,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2017
-
Clearly there’s much more to learn about this theoretical legal eagle thanks to the files, emails, recordings, and who knows what now in law enforcement’s hands.
—
Frank Rich,
Daily Intelligencer,
19 Apr. 2018
-
The best attorneys are not only your legal eagle, but also your consigliere.
—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2021
-
For whatever reason, the legal eagles at the Disney/Lucasfilm trust have stood back and let custom saber makers run amok.
—
Sam MacHkovech,
Ars Technica,
25 Dec. 2018
-
These days, that legal eagle would likely tout the suite of services he’s contracted to keep his digital footprint scandal-free.
—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
4 June 2022
-
Hired by Adam Driver for what promises to be a tough custody battle, Liotta’s slick legal eagle is, in animal-kingdom terms, closer to a great white shark.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2022
-
Forte will play the legal eagle, with Cena playing his formidable part employer.
—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2022
-
So my legal eagle daughter created cake magic, baking two fantastic cakes.
—
Fox News,
31 July 2018
-
Penn praised his legal eagle for managing to stay very involved in his life and CORE non-profit that aims to provide disaster and humanitarian relief around the world, despite being in the thick of an all-consuming case that drew worldwide attention.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2022
-
Congratulations to these two legal eagles on their victory and zealously representing their client.
—
Elizabeth Zavala,
ExpressNews.com,
8 Apr. 2020
-
But the hypocritical media-hungry legal eagle wasn’t alone, Fertik continues, laughing.
—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
4 June 2022
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'legal eagle.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
