one-star
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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A product with a four-star average rating would drop to 3.25 if a one-star review were added, which could push it down in ranked search results.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The new secretary of the Army, Pete Geren, was handed a list of the Army generals who would serve on that year’s panel to select which colonels would be promoted to one-star general.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
The top Chinese delegate this year is a one-star major general and professor at Beijing’s National Defense University—a further step down from last year when the university’s vice president led the delegation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The ETF’s one-star rating from Morningstar speaks to its “performance challenges,” according to Rosenbluth.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
“Looks like you’ll be spending the night at Rosey’s one-star hotel.”
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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