star
noun
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
had starred
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past perfectof star.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But no: The elder Douglas, in his own memoir, expressed only sour resentment that Jack Nicholson, rather than he, had starred in the movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Stoppard maintained that it wasn’t autobiographical at the time he wrote it—though later it became public that he had had an affair with Felicity Kendal, who had starred in a few of his plays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Zucker had starred on “Days of Our Lives” since 1998, playing the character Nicole Walker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025
Mbappé had starred for Monaco as an 18-year-old sensation when it reached the semifinals of the Champions League — knocking out Dortmund along the way with three goals in the quarterfinals.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
Light and charming, thoroughly musical, it had toured successfully through Europe, but London was its home, and its great popularity was chiefly owing to the girl who had starred in it—Letty Lane.
From The Girl From His Town by Marie Van Vorst
