legal eagle

noun

: lawyer

Examples of legal eagle in a Sentence

the actor hired a dream team of high-priced legal eagles to defend him against the charges
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As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a cast of legal eagles led by Stephen Amell's Ted Black, who has a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff). EW.com, 9 May 2025 Oh, the legal eagles up at the GTW offices get that, too. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025 Leslie Bibb wound up playing Kate to Michelle Monaghan’s actress Jaclyn and Carrie Coon’s legal eagle Laurie. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025 Will viewers welcome this new roster of legal eagles even when this is not a character from the parent series around? Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for legal eagle

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of legal eagle was in 1869

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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20eagle. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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