star-spangled

[ stahr-spang-guhld ]

adjective

spangled with stars.
Informal. made up of or attended by celebrities, distinguished or illustrious persons, etc.: a star-spangled reception.

Origin of star-spangled

First recorded in 1585–95

Words Nearby 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.”
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Sam Wilson fits that bill, so he gets to wear the star-spangled suit.
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This was years before Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner.”
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In Washington D.C., for example, we make people have sex to The star-spangled Banner.
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In 1930 the educational experts at Teachers College of Columbia University condemned “The star-spangled Banner.”
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A little later the band played "The star-spangled Banner," and there sounded the signal gun for the lowering of the colors.
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Then 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.
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We are all united under one flag, the most beautiful of all flags—the Star Spangled Banner!
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Why should not the star-spangled banner wave over ten, as well as over three millions of Slaves?
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When 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

star-spangled

adjective

marked or decorated with stars

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