star
noun
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
was starring
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past progressiveof star.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He taught actress Pamela Anderson how to kickbox when she was starring in “Baywatch.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
As my footsteps echoed in its cavernous rooms, I felt as though I was starring in an advertisement for the good life.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
He realized that he was starring not only in a sporting event, a sporting phenomenon, but a sociological phenomenon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
By 1980, he was starring in his first film, the unprophetically named "The Idolmaker."
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2024
She half wondered if she was starring in a movie, or dreaming, or maybe even dreaming about starring in a movie.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
