the stuff of legend
idiomatic phrase
variants
or less commonly the stuff of legends
1
: 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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Sabathia’s performance after the trade was the stuff of legend.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
His elusive abilities in and outside the pocket have developed into the stuff of legend at this point, but Mahomes found a seam from one yard out to put the Chiefs up 21-12 as the quarter began.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
But also because the foods are the stuff of legend.
—Susan Stapleton, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Leigh, whose deep-dive improvisational preparation process with his cast is the stuff of legend (and countless profiles), gets glorious performances from his lead actresses.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
His elusive abilities in and outside the pocket have developed into the stuff of legend at this point, but Mahomes found a seam from one yard out to put the Chiefs up 21-12 as the quarter began.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
But also because the foods are the stuff of legend.
—Susan Stapleton, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
Leigh, whose deep-dive improvisational preparation process with his cast is the stuff of legend (and countless profiles), gets glorious performances from his lead actresses.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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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 18 Jan. 2025.
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