star turn

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of star turn

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

If “One Battle After Another” made you hungry for more Benicio Del Toro, his star turn in Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” is a hearty meal.

From Los Angeles Times

Any best-case scenario for USC this month presumably would involve a true star turn for Davidson, who already has proven to be a bona fide playmaker as a freshman.

From Los Angeles Times

Her star turn in her first collegiate season had kept USC afloat through an otherwise uneven campaign, finally helping turn the Trojans’ trajectory upward over the last two weeks, as USC won five in a row heading into Thursday night.

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Byrne’s star turn as an ambitious, tortured, caustically funny aerobics instructor on the 2021-23 Apple TV series “Physical” might be considered a precursor to her Oscar-nominated role.

From Los Angeles Times

Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” gets references in many lyrics, as well as a star turn in the Mark Knopfler ballad of the same name.

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