How to Use the stuff of legend in a Sentence

the stuff of legend

idiomatic phrase
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  • Prigozhin’s arc was the stuff of legend even before his death.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2023
  • And, of course, his Shelby Cobras are the stuff of legend.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2023
  • President Biden’s love of ice cream is the stuff of legend.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Since then, the company’s net worth has become the stuff of legend.
    — Elettra Pauletto, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
  • At-home remedies for hair growth can both be the stuff of legend (proven and passed down; like rosemary oil) or myth.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2023
  • While plenty of travelers have their go-to spots for the summer, some trips are the stuff of legend.
    — Lindsay Tigar, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The winning play came just after Tagovailoa had been sacked for a 16-yard loss, and is the stuff of legend in Tuscaloosa.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The war stories teachers swap about nightmare parents are the stuff of legend.
    — Sarah Chaves, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2023
  • And when that happens, what got the most likes will become the stuff of legend or, more likely, be forgotten.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The famed young adult author was the stuff of legend with his Fear Street and Goosebumps franchises, which took over the Scholastic book fairs in the 1990s and early aughts.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
  • Legacy cultivators are the heart and soul of cannabis culture, the outlaw heroes who are the stuff of legend.
    — Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • His locker room speeches have become the stuff of legend already.
    — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
  • But Dixon also means a propulsive fuel only evident for a few months, but still the stuff of legend.
    — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • As with many parts of Madonna’s origin story, that meeting with Stein at the hospital has become the stuff of legend.
    — Dan Heching, CNN, 29 July 2023
  • The 95-year-long life of Michael Butler, which ended on Nov. 7 at a nursing home in California was the stuff of legend and adjectives.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • My family's Pineapple Casserole is the stuff of legend.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Over the years, the constant availability of top administration aides at all hours has become the stuff of legend.
    — Tevi Troy, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Biscuit recipes are often the stuff of legend and lore, not to mention family tradition.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 3 June 2023
  • Prince’s talent and eccentricities are the stuff of legend.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Elton John’s annual Oscar Party is the stuff of legend.
    — Condé Nast, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Their romance eventually became the stuff of legend — or at least classic rock.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Poems such as this enabled the Greeks to look on their own recent history as the stuff of legend, and to console themselves for the fallen, who could be thought of as Homeric heroes.
    — A.e. Stallings, The New York Review of Books, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Anwar Ibrahim’s political journey is the stuff of legend.
    — Time, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Murdoch’s outsized ability to influence the political landscape was the stuff of legend from his native Australia to both sides of the Atlantic.
    — Gerry Smith, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Stuff of legend Murdoch’s outsized ability to influence the political landscape was the stuff of legend from his native Australia to both sides of the Atlantic.
    — oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Bangs wrote memorably about them all, including a series of confrontational interviews with Lou Reed that soon became the stuff of legend.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Their habitats overlap, too, giving rise to a mutual antipathy that is literally the stuff of legend.
    — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 27 July 2023
  • The children’s experience became the stuff of legends when posters got ahold of the AI script, disappointing decor, and original character The Unknown, who popped out from behind a mirror and disturbed kids and adults alike.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Their eventual rivalry became the stuff of legends and documentaries.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Another reason Dolly deserves this recognition: her charitable giving is the stuff of legend.
    — Storme Warren, Variety, 4 Nov. 2022

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