falling star
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of falling star
First recorded in 1555–65
Example Sentences
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One of the saddest moments is fleeting, when Morse catches a falling star . . . violinist.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023
Every once in a while when you’re at the Hollywood Bowl during a summer evening, you might just see a falling star.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2022
Not everything that streaks across the night sky is a falling star.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2020
Sometimes an agency doesn’t decline from the zenith like a falling star, but its reputation slouches, bit by bit, toward mediocrity.
From Slate • May 6, 2020
She tarries a moment longer, then peels off, and speeding like a falling star, shoots off into a cloud and is gone.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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