star-shaped
AmericanEtymology
Origin of star-shaped
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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The blue Luma doesn’t appear during the main story of “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” but the star-shaped creature steals the mid-credits scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
They include Lumas - glowing star-shaped characters that players encounter throughout the game.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
At Socrates, examples include “A Sea In-MOTION,” a star-shaped assemblage of bamboo fences by the Pioneers Go East Collective; and Natalia Nakazawa’s part-buckyball, part-yurt “Dome Cartographies.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee features coconut ice cream with swirls of caramel and red, white and blue star-shaped sprinkles.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2024
An orange, completely pierced with small star-shaped objects, sat on a bed of pine needles in a ceramic dish.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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