the stuff of legend
idiomatic phrase
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or less commonly the stuff of legends
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: someone or something that is told about in legend
Dragons are still the stuff of legend. But in Slovenia, a bizarre, cave-dwelling … salamander serves as a worthy, real-life stand-in.—
Olivia Lowenberg
Olivia Lowenberg2
: someone or something that is very famous or memorable
Earlier that summer, Saito faced off with Tanaka in Japan's national high school championships, which are at least the equivalent of March Madness in the United States. Their battles were the stuff of legend, but Saito's team won and he struck out Tanaka for the final out of the deciding game.—Anthony Rieber
Anthony RieberFor those of us who ran around in it, the blizzard of '78 was the stuff of legend, an unrelenting force of nature that smacked Boston upside the head for about a week.—Bob Flaherty
Bob FlahertyThe contest between ruling authorities and peasants over whether or not martyrs would be commemorated could itself become the stuff of legends.—Anne Walthall
Anne WalthallExamples of the stuff of legend in a Sentence
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On the other hand, the 73-year-old Belichick’s gruff persona, with his monosyllabic utterances at news conferences, has become the stuff of legend.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Back on Réunion, Edmond’s story became the stuff of legend.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
In her youth, Susan’s hair was the stuff of legend: that elusive strawberry blonde shade that usually requires an expensive colorist's help.
—Monica Ainley, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
Colorado also hit seven home runs in a game at Coors on May 31, 2016, vs. Cincinnati, but the Home Run Derby in Montreal more than 28 years ago was the stuff of legend.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
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Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Back on Réunion, Edmond’s story became the stuff of legend.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
In her youth, Susan’s hair was the stuff of legend: that elusive strawberry blonde shade that usually requires an expensive colorist's help.
—Monica Ainley, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
Colorado also hit seven home runs in a game at Coors on May 31, 2016, vs. Cincinnati, but the Home Run Derby in Montreal more than 28 years ago was the stuff of legend.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
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“The stuff of legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stuff%20of%20legend. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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