star cut
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of star cut
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Lauren Cox, the former Baylor star cut this year by Indiana after being drafted No. 3 overall last year, had three rebounds in 13 scoreless minutes for Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2021
Theodore E. McCarrick, told him he was a shining star, cut out to study in Rome and rise high in the church.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2018
There was a large star cut into the center-field grass in honor of one of Coleman's catch phrases, "You can hang a star on that."
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2012
That yanks Notorious out of the urban-grit category and into the genre of the doomed star cut down by fame.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over this cave has risen the Church and Convent of the Nativity, and there is a stone slab with a star cut in it to mark the spot where the Saviour was born.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by William Francis Dawson
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