star-shaped
AmericanEtymology
Origin of star-shaped
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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They include Lumas - glowing star-shaped characters that players encounter throughout the game.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
At Socrates, examples include “A Sea In-MOTION,” a star-shaped assemblage of bamboo fences by the Pioneers Go East Collective; and Natalia Nakazawa’s part-buckyball, part-yurt “Dome Cartographies.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
A rainbow-colored Snoopy rested near a star-shaped yellow helium balloon in the pile on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025
Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee features coconut ice cream with swirls of caramel and red, white and blue star-shaped sprinkles.
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2024
They pressed well between the pages of a book, and you could stamp a star-shaped pattern on your skin with their pepper-pot seed capsules.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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