one-star
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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In one experiment, the researchers showed 27,830 Facebook users an ad for a fictitious electronic store in which the store either denied or embraced a one-star review.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
"It's very simple, in English law if you paid for a five-star holiday and received a one-star holiday, you are entitled to compensation," Shimon Goldwater, a partner at Asserson Solicitors, said.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The restaurant, currently Wales' only two-Michelin star restaurant, recently made the headlines after being awarded a one-star hygiene rating.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
The Blackstone community in South Carolina received a one-star rating, out of a possible five, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
If I got this wrong, it wasn't just a one-star review on Yelp; it was a fast trip down Nergal's feather-lined gullet.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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