starstruck
adjective
star·struck
ˈstär-ˌstrək 
: particularly taken with celebrities (such as movie stars)
Examples of starstruck in a Sentence
She stared at him in starstruck awe.
I know she's famous, but try not to act starstruck when you meet her.
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Even in that short call, Paulson masterfully rides a roller coaster of emotion, from being starstruck over Crawford, bullied into skipping her big moment, to obliging her out of pity.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Though he's surrounded by starstruck fans, he's joined only by Ron.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Ashley Flowers, the undisputed queen of true-crime podcasts thanks to her show Crime Junkie and her Audiochuck network, was starstruck.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Minnie Mouse stopped by for a private meeting with the starstruck girls, prompting Bennett to fling her arms into the air in excitement.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Though he's surrounded by starstruck fans, he's joined only by Ron.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Ashley Flowers, the undisputed queen of true-crime podcasts thanks to her show Crime Junkie and her Audiochuck network, was starstruck.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Minnie Mouse stopped by for a private meeting with the starstruck girls, prompting Bennett to fling her arms into the air in excitement.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for starstruck
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“Starstruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starstruck. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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