see stars

idiom

: to see flashes of light usually because one has been hit on the head
I bumped into the wall so hard that I saw stars.

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Fans want to see stars, and sometimes the biggest starts aren’t necessarily the best players. Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Fans want to see stars, and this approach offers a high concentration of them, in a novel situation. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025 That means the sky gets dark enough to see stars by 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. local time. Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 26 May 2025 Friday will see stars including Brothers Osborne, Dasha, Hailey Whitters, Little Big Town, and Midland stop by. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for see stars

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“See stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20stars. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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