seem legitimate
Frequency: 8.095.2 per million words
to appear to be lawful or reasonable.
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Examples (10)
- The explanation didn't seem legitimate to the authorities.
- Her excuse for being late might seem legitimate to some.
- Does this new business venture seem legitimate to you?
- At first, the proposal seemed legitimate, but doubts soon arose.
- His claims didn't seem entirely legitimate without evidence.
- The company's sudden success began to seem less legitimate.
- For the project to proceed, all expenses must seem legitimate.
- The urgent request did seem legitimate, so she acted quickly.
- Critics argued that the findings did not seem legitimate.
- His intentions seem legitimate, but I'm still cautious.