Examples of starlight in a Sentence
We had to find our way by starlight.
Recent Examples on the Web
By examining how this dust reflects starlight, astronomers can piece together how planets grow and how systems like our own take shape over time.
—
Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Roman’s coronagraph is a critical precursor for more ambitious starlight-blocking hardware planned to fly on another future NASA mission, the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which could launch in the late 2030s to discover, image and study potential Earth twins around dozens of sunlike stars.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
As background starlight streams around the planet, some of it passes through the atmosphere.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
As starlight filters through a planet’s atmosphere, different molecules absorb specific wavelengths of light, leaving behind a chemical fingerprint that reveals which gases are present.
—Morgan Underwood, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for starlight
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Roman’s coronagraph is a critical precursor for more ambitious starlight-blocking hardware planned to fly on another future NASA mission, the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which could launch in the late 2030s to discover, image and study potential Earth twins around dozens of sunlike stars.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
As background starlight streams around the planet, some of it passes through the atmosphere.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
As starlight filters through a planet’s atmosphere, different molecules absorb specific wavelengths of light, leaving behind a chemical fingerprint that reveals which gases are present.
—Morgan Underwood, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for starlight
Cite this Entry
“Starlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlight. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
starlight
noun
star·light
ˈstär-ˌlīt 
: the light given by the stars
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share