star-struck

adjective

1. captivated by famous people or by fame itself.

Word History and Origins

Origin of star-struck¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Ohtani and the Dodgers are back on baseball’s grandest stage, arguably the best player in baseball history and the defending champions returning together to the World Series Friday night, Ohtani pitching and hitting his star-struck teammates into a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series.

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England wing Abby Dow and her star-struck Spanish opposite number Claudia Perez exchanging a croqueted keyring, a hand-drawn portrait and shirts, external after their match last month was an irresistible example.

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It was almost like meeting a sporting hero, and while 103-year-old Francis Greene has never stepped foot on a professional football pitch, he still left me feeling star-struck.

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Whitney Houston may have been one of the most acclaimed singers of her generation but when David Roberts was asked to be her bodyguard he wasn't exactly star-struck.

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"His track record didn't suggest he was up to the job but then the star-struck nature set in and we were all like, 'hang on a minute, England's greatest ever goalscorer is now our manager'."

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