star turn
Americannoun
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the leading performer or act in a play, review, film, or the like.
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a bravura performance by a featured player or act.
Etymology
Origin of star turn
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Other colourful characters who got their star turn turning this trial included Judge Gonzalez Rogers, who oversaw it.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
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 ● Feb. 18, 2026
And so, a season that seemed like his long-awaited star turn ended with an all too familiar question: Is Sam Darnold actually any good?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
His star turn at Davos pushed his approval rating up to 60%, according to Canada’s Angus Reid Institute.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
His musical efflorescence was tragically brief, but this is the man who turned the chord-strumming, jobbing electric guitar into a high-wire, virtuoso lead instrument, from also-ran to star turn.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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