A star
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A star with very few of these elements must have formed before most supernovae occurred, meaning it likely belongs to the earliest generations of stars in the universe.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
A star quarterback fizzles, a new hire doesn’t work out—and so it’s back to the basics.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
A star is someone who is in my face, because I want them to challenge me in different ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
A star of BBC show Gladiators has announced the death of his son days after he was born prematurely.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
A star is a kind of cosmic kitchen inside which atoms of hydrogen are cooked into heavier atoms.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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