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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McLean isn’t the type to get starstruck or overwhelmed.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
The crowd was admiring, even starstruck, but their questions did not suggest particularly right-wing sympathies.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Lukáš Dostál was a bit starstruck.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Rocky strains to convey his evolution from scrapping on the streets of Harlem to luxuriating in wealthy, starstruck domestic bliss.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
The crowd was admiring, even starstruck, but their questions did not suggest particularly right-wing sympathies.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Lukáš Dostál was a bit starstruck.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Rocky strains to convey his evolution from scrapping on the streets of Harlem to luxuriating in wealthy, starstruck domestic bliss.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
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 9 Mar. 2026.
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