How to Use legitimately in a Sentence

legitimately

adverb

• But when the Belchers attempt to leave and have trouble doing so, Louise starts getting legitimately freaked.
  — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
• Criticism of Trump on truth-telling reflects, at least in part, his false claim that Biden did not legitimately win the 2020 election.
  — Gary Langer, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
• These are legitimately drawn in the natural flow of the game.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• All four coaches are legitimately shocked to turn around and find a teenage kid on stage, but Gwen Stefani most of all.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
• These stupid fake sounds and stupid fake shifts are legitimately fun.
  — Steven Ewing, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
• And now these two are, legitimately, two of my favorite people of all time.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2024
• People do legitimately scary things in life all the time.
  — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
• For one perfect night, Serena Williams was legitimately one of the best players in the world.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022
• There are legitimately bad things that people do and say.
  — Brian Flood, Fox News, 20 July 2023
• Being turned on by a guy is always fun, but [having it] legitimately happen to you on TV is to be turned back into a 12-year-old.
  — Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
• So how can tennis legitimately claim to be the healthiest sport on earth?
  — Sean Gregory, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
• There are a few legitimately needle-moving acts here in Idles and Turnstile, and a woman in Carlile, which is one more than last year’s entire field.
  — Vulture, 31 Jan. 2023
• For all of the flaws on this roster, one thing the Red Sox do have is an abundance of veterans on short-term deals who would legitimately appeal to playoff teams.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
• Save up to $350 on Solo Stove’s fire pits, which are legitimately near-smokeless.
  — Bon Appétit, 28 Nov. 2022
• And like the movie, the issue of dead people voting comes with a bit of a twist: some of the ballots counted on Election Day may legitimately belong to people who’ve died.
  — Caitlyn Kim, The Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2024
• Bands, given to all ticket holders with seats at the gate, are never legitimately for sale.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2023
• Again, all this is just research, and for all of it to work well starting this spring would be a legitimately unheard-of technical achievement.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 5 May 2024
• The show is legitimately funny and quite delightful, not the least because both Olson and Morgan seem to be having a good time.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
• The spa’s own lawyer will advise them on how to settle, deal with any penalties, and continue to stay in business, legitimately.
  — Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2022
• The number of shows that can do those things and also be legitimately endearing for parents?
  — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024
• The Euphoria star models a slew of gorgeous looks in a new campaign for the brand, and people are legitimately losing it online over these styles.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 6 Mar. 2023
• Rather than worry about what Dallas does, the Thunder legitimately hold their own fate this season.
  — Nick Crain, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• All these adverse events are considered rare, and experts doubt that some are legitimately caused by GLP-1 drugs.
  — American College Of Lifestyle Medicine, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2024
• Owen revives Doug and tells him that his sister is a legitimately gifted doctor and Doug should find another line of work.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
• The key to moving forward may involve getting clear about what’s legitimately your story to tell.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
• Pugh – with her electric hair and septum piercing – knows that protesting for progress is legitimately punk.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2023
• Trump was also the heavy favorite of those who don't think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election.
  — Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
• That is where the Court legitimately can and should consider the consequences of different paths.
  — The Editors, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
• Teachers at the schools, though, were only paid for the students who were legitimately enrolled, the indictment noted.
  — Amelia Pak-Harvey and Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2024
• Dominion says Fox was, in effect, torn between the truth that Joe Biden legitimately won the race and pleasing viewers who wanted to believe Trump's lies.
  — David Bauder, ajc, 6 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024