A star
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A star volleyball setter at Fairfax High, she gave up a University of Arizona scholarship her freshman year after breaking her wrist and finding it “too hard to watch the games and not be involved.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
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 drifts over her face, the veins beneath her skin glowing blue as it passes.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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