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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Jennifer Lopez revealed the unexpected Gen Z celebrities her kids Emme and Max, 18, are starstruck over.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
McLean isn’t the type to get starstruck or overwhelmed.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
Still, many of the attendees seemed starstruck by the concentration of famous faces in the room.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
McLean isn’t the type to get starstruck or overwhelmed.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
McLean isn’t the type to get starstruck or overwhelmed.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
Still, many of the attendees seemed starstruck by the concentration of famous faces in the room.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
McLean isn’t the type to get starstruck or overwhelmed.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 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 11 Mar. 2026.
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