one-star
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
About 10% fall to the lowly one-star category.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
"It's very simple, in English law if you paid for a five-star holiday and received a one-star holiday, you are entitled to compensation," Goldwater said.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
If I got this wrong, it wasn't just a one-star review on Yelp; it was a fast trip down Nergal's feather-lined gullet.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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