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Legitimizing is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Legitimizing in a sentence

Legitimizing | Legitimized | Legitimizes

Legitimizing meaning

present participle and gerund of legitimize

Using Legitimizing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of legitimize
  • In the example corpus, legitimizing often appears in combinations such as: legitimizing the, of legitimizing, and legitimizing.

Context around Legitimizing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Legitimizing

  • In this selection, "legitimizing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, thus, further, thereby, suspicions, violence and fascist stand out and add context to how "legitimizing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 11 of legitimizing a group and abroad and legitimizing its elections. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "legitimizing" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with legitimizing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The left legitimizing criminal behavior. (5 words)

Short sees PepsiCo’s investment as legitimizing the pivot under Simo. (11 words)

Others on social media have criticized sympathizing with terrorists and legitimizing violence. (12 words)

But strategy is not made in a political vacuum, and imagine the domestic politics — only a year after 9/11 — of legitimizing a group that had distinguished itself for its brutality, inhumanity and willingness to make common cause with al-Qaida. (41 words)

In reality, though, the opposite may be true: dogs might pick up on their handlers’ feelings of hostility or fear, and act accordingly—thus amplifying or legitimizing human bias, and potentially turning it into a legal foothold for police. (39 words)

One function of myth being to assuage – with the reassurance that one belongs to some legitimizing continuity – the anxiety of being provisional, marginalized, an inhabitant of now time, far from the sphere of what has, all along, been complete. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

In legitimizing a spiritual practice that has long been demonized but never extinguished, the International Museum of Vodun stands as a guiding force, preserving and promoting Benin’s rich heritage.

Legitimizing the settlements delivered the message that the more the Palestinian Arabs murder Israelis in order to force the Jews from the entire land, the more Israel will embed itself in the entire land.

Others on social media have criticized sympathizing with terrorists and legitimizing violence.

Short sees PepsiCo’s investment as legitimizing the pivot under Simo.

Notably, civil society organizations refused to cooperate fully, citing fears of legitimizing a process they described as compromised.

Police commanders apparently take these antisemitic “moral” objections seriously, thus legitimizing a horrific hatred that should not be tolerated in the slightest.

Republicans are the vanguard of fascism’s rise, but Democrats also play an active role in legitimizing fascist norms.

This way, it keeps the product fresh and opens it up to new audiences on all four corners of the Earth, all the while legitimizing AEW's status as a true WWE alternative.

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While⁣ the government’s intention to increase tax revenue is understandable, the potential for ⁢legitimizing gambling raises serious concerns.

An exit poll conducted in Tallinn and 25 major cities in Europe showed large-scale support for the opposition candidate among Belarusians living in Estonia, further legitimizing suspicions of vote-rigging.

But from the records, we gathered that amount paid to J2 (US$2.1m), the government collected its income tax, thereby, legitimizing the transaction.

In reality, though, the opposite may be true: dogs might pick up on their handlers’ feelings of hostility or fear, and act accordingly—thus amplifying or legitimizing human bias, and potentially turning it into a legal foothold for police.

The left legitimizing criminal behavior.

A prime example that came to my attention a few months ago is an article titled “Robert Fisk And Legitimizing Terror” by one Aslan Yavuz Sir.

But strategy is not made in a political vacuum, and imagine the domestic politics — only a year after 9/11 — of legitimizing a group that had distinguished itself for its brutality, inhumanity and willingness to make common cause with al-Qaida.

It is a strategy that is completely indifferent to the dangers it is inflaming, legitimizing suspicions and hatred which can’t subsequently be switched off.

One function of myth being to assuage – with the reassurance that one belongs to some legitimizing continuity – the anxiety of being provisional, marginalized, an inhabitant of now time, far from the sphere of what has, all along, been complete.

The fireworks at the Paris will undoubtedly be a strong step toward legitimizing Netflix in the film industry, even if it won’t erase clashes with the theater companies or rival production companies.

This is during which the United States has sought to end North Korea’s nuclear program through negotiations… If this pattern persists, diplomacy will turn into a means of legitimizing proliferation rather than arresting it.

Azerbaijan has been harshly criticized for bribing foreign officials and diplomats for promoting its causes abroad and legitimizing its elections at home, a practice which has been termed as 'caviar diplomacy'.

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Common combinations with legitimizing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "legitimizing" in a sentence?
An example: "In legitimizing a spiritual practice that has long been demonized but never extinguished, the International Museum of Vodun stands as a guiding force, preserving and promoting Benin’s rich heritage." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "legitimizing" from authentic English texts.
What does "legitimizing" mean?
Legitimizing means: present participle and gerund of legitimize
How many example sentences with "legitimizing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "legitimizing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.