rock star

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noun

a rock-'n'-roll star or celebrity.

a star or celebrity in any field or profession, or anyone who is highly admired: TV chefs are the new rock stars.My mom is a rock star!

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Words nearby rock star

rocks in one's head, have, rock snake, rock spray, Rock Springs, rock squirrel, rock star, rock steady, rock the boat, rock thrush, rock tripe, rockumentary

How to use rock star in a sentence

He was next to his partner Michael Nguyen and was treated like a rock star at the event so he couldn’t have been lonely.
Opinion | Jim Hormel died a second-class citizen|Karen Ocamb|August 19, 2021|Washington Blade
I think you guys made an amazing choice selecting Brandy because she’s definitely a rock star.
This OZY Genius Is Looking to Level the Playing Field for All Content Creators|Toyloy Brown III|July 26, 2021|Ozy
Investors looking for the next Steve Jobs saw founders as rock stars to be indulged, not rationally minded adults with balance sheets to scrutinize.
The details of WeWork’s unraveling are stranger than fiction|Allison Stewart|July 22, 2021|Washington Post
A lot of cultural observers note there are a lot of male rock stars and celebrities who are allowed to do whatever they want with the money that they’ve earned whether or not their parents or outsiders approve.
The Investigative Reporting Behind America’s Obsession With Britney Spears’ Conservatorship|by Robin Fields|July 13, 2021|ProPublica

The workers who took the fencing down were treated like rock stars, if rock stars wore shades and yellow safety vests.
Fences aren’t freedom and statues aren’t history|Petula Dvorak|July 12, 2021|Washington Post
Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.
Conservative Curt Says His Politics, Not His Pitching, Kept Him Out of the Hall of Fame|Ben Jacobs|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The atmosphere on campuses has gotten repressive enough that comedian Chris Rock no longer plays colleges.
How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech|Nick Gillespie|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was seen by a small delegation of star-struck prelates and dignitaries who later described the film as “moving.”
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I just recently rewatched all six Star Wars movies the other day… Oh wow, from the beginning?
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The star announces he is to marry his 27-year-old boyfriend.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age)|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
There lay Bob Rock, covered with blood, and apparently insensible.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
I had no idea who they were, as the Grand Duke was in morning costume, and had no star or decoration to distinguish him.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
When she heard it there came before her imagination the figure of a man standing beside a desolate rock on the seashore.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
When rapidly deposited, as by artificial precipitation, triple phosphate often takes feathery, star- or leaf-like forms.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd