How to Use legally in a Sentence

legally

adverb

• That would give them the right to legally exploit the mines.
  — Astrid Suárez, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
• The mileage standards could be more legally durable than the E.P.A. tailpipe rule.
  — Coral Davenport, New York Times, 7 June 2024
• That has raised questions as to how the 29-year-old was able to legally purchase a firearm.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• Do things the board is not legally required to do, but that builds trust in the membership.
  — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
• But, like millions of others, Perez had not been able to do that legally.
  — Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
• The man who shot him has a permit to legally carry a firearm and was not charged, police said.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 May 2023
• Shiloh Jolie has legally changed her name — and her lawyer is explaining why the move was announced in the press.
  — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 July 2024
• The new deal is not legally binding and can’t, on its own, force any country to take action.
  — Brad Plumer, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• The rifle used in the shooting was purchased legally, and may have been his father's.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 16 July 2024
• With just a few tweaks, a very effective AR-style weapon could still be legally sold.
  — James Bandler, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
• Raw milk can only be legally purchased in the state it’s produced in.
  — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 25 May 2024
• The only way to legally remove a tenant is through the eviction process.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
• There was no sign outside, since the store seems to have been legally unsanctioned.
  — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• Hale legally bought seven guns in the past three years, and they were kept hidden from Hale’s parents, who lived in the same house, Drake said.
  — Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 31 Mar. 2023
• That’s why it can legally be classified as gluten-free.
  — Hannah Singleton, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
• The bloc is legally obliged to become carbon-neutral by 2050.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
• The upshot is that the district court’s reasoning isn’t just legally weak.
  — Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
• Add more judges to process those who are legally following the process and can enhance our country.
  — Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
• The court agreed with the SBA’s position that it was not legally obligated to disburse the funds.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
• Hale legally bought seven firearms from five local gun stores, Drake said.
  — Jonathan Mattise, Travis Loller and Holly Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
• As a result, the video would not be legally playable on TV as a campaign ad in its current form, but that may not be the game Trump is playing.
  — Samantha Riedel, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
• The space is legally not allowed to rent to anyone under 30 days, and some members live in the suites and residences for a year or more.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2022
• In fact, the challenge only empowered her to make sure more of these kinds of funds can exist legally.
  — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024
• The rule would allow bobcats, including their hides and other parts that are legally trapped and killed, to be sold.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2024
• With the second matter, the group is waiting to see what develops legally.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 22 June 2023
• Until that day comes, our state schools are now, at the very least, legally allowed to have some oversight on what and how the players are being paid.
  — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2023
• Giudice is legally blind and can’t currently drive a car.
  — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2024
• Natalee was legally declared dead in 2012, but her body was never found.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
• Even though the account bears that name, there is nothing legally compelling the campaign to use those funds on recount efforts as opposed to paying off debt, for instance.
  — Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
• The nurse was legally required to report the incident to the police, who opened a criminal investigation.
  — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024