one-star
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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 ETF’s one-star rating from Morningstar speaks to its “performance challenges,” according to Rosenbluth.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
“A returned item is better than a one-star review, after all.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 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," Shimon Goldwater, a partner at Asserson Solicitors, said.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 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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