star-spangled
spangled with stars.
Informal. made up of or attended by celebrities, distinguished or illustrious persons, etc.: a star-spangled reception.
Origin of star-spangled
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How to use star-spangled in a sentence
After watching the American victory at the Battle of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote the “star-spangled Banner.”
The Presidential Hopeful Obsessed With the War of 1812 | Ben Jacobs | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSam Wilson fits that bill, so he gets to wear the star-spangled suit.
DC Comics’ Diversity Crisis: Why the Status Quo Rules | Liz Watson | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was years before Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner.”
The First Americans to Observe the 4th Were Moravian Pacifists | Linda C. Brinson | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Washington D.C., for example, we make people have sex to The star-spangled Banner.
‘Love & Air Sex’: A Rowdy Film that Demystifies the Kinky Air Sex Championships | Chris Trew | February 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1930 the educational experts at Teachers College of Columbia University condemned “The star-spangled Banner.”
Star-Spangled Confederates: How Southern Sympathizers Decided Our National Anthem | Jefferson Morley | July 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
A little later the band played "The star-spangled Banner," and there sounded the signal gun for the lowering of the colors.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) PorterThen he looked at the vast void above, with its star-spangled sky, its sun and moon, and the God that made all and was in all.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value | Arthur Glyn LeonardWe are all united under one flag, the most beautiful of all flags—the Star Spangled Banner!
Frank Merriwell's Races | Burt L. StandishWhy should not the star-spangled banner wave over ten, as well as over three millions of Slaves?
No Compromise with Slavery | William Lloyd GarrisonWhen the "Star Spangled Banner" is played, all present should rise and stand at attention until the ending.
Special Days and their Observance | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for star-spangled
marked or decorated with stars
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