star turn

noun

1. the leading performer or act in a play, review, film, or the like.

2. a bravura performance by a featured player or act.

Word History and Origins

Origin of star turn¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

His latest victory ensured he would qualify for the season-ending tournaments and continued a recent run of form that also included a star turn in Europe's Ryder Cup win over the United States in New York.

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Addison Rae — the Main Pop Girl success story of the year so far — dropped in for a bedroom-eyed star turn dancing in its music video.

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Her return to music came in the 1990s, with the lite-house anthem Independence; and a star turn on Take That's Relight My Fire.

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The county’s economy is a star turn of the Ronald Reagan decade, when it grew by 90%.

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“Good Boy,” by Jan Komasa, has an arresting star turn by Anson Boon as a ruffian who gets chained up in a rich family’s cellar until he agrees to behave.

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