How to Use rising star in a Sentence

rising star

noun
  • Here's what to know about the rising star: Need a break?
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 June 2025
  • The man in charge that day was Ed Lee, then a rising star.
    Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Raúl The Third is a rising star in the children’s book field.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2021
  • So of course the next step for the rising star is the World Cup race circuit.
    Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Morant’s a rising star, and the Jazz will want to defend him well.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 May 2021
  • The Nets have rising star Mikal Bridges, a good friend of Lillard’s.
    Afentres, oregonlive, 1 July 2023
  • In fact, that message is what drew the rising star to the campaign in the first place.
    Talia Gutierrez, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2020
  • That’s not the kind of talk that would entice a rising star to stick around.
    Matt Craig, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The rising star performed the song May 11 at the Brit Awards in London.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 May 2021
  • In 1996, a rising star named Kobe Bryant burst onto the scene.
    Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But the media — and the public — are going to want a rising star.
    Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 23 Jan. 2021
  • The film aims to honor 10 of the rising stars who are receiving an award.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The fast-rising star can’t pinpoint when their paths first crossed.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • In six years, the rapper and singer has made his way from rising star to an Alamo Records signee.
    Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Here, a coral shade of Blush Comete to represent a rising star in all of us.
    Vogue, 8 Mar. 2022
  • In the years to come, Emhoff straddled a line — rising star, but never too showy.
    Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The 21-year-old actress was a rising star in the Disney Channel sphere at the same time as Boyce.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The more she is touted as a rising star, the more her standing with Trump is likely to fade.
    Robert Robb, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The New 1017 label, which led to the signing of rising star Pooh Shiesty.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The evening marked the first-ever Globes nomination for the rising star.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The rising star isn't showing any signs of slowing down, y'all.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 10 Apr. 2022
  • On some nights, big blue liner K’Andre Miller looks like a rising star.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Wilson isn’t the only winger in this series who is a pain to play against — the Canes boast a rising star in Jarvis.
    The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • The game is famous for being the stage for football’s rising stars.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
  • When Harold burned out on being the helpmeet to the rising star, Minnie took his place.
    Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Over one week, the rising star witnesses the horrific lengths his hero will go to to stay at the top of his game.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2022
  • She was called a teenage phenom, a rising star, a unique talent.
    Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 12 May 2020
  • Look out, hip-hop world: XXL has announced its 2023 freshman class of rising stars in the genre.
    USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • The Bearcats will also face Richland, a program that lost a lot of talent but is bound to have rising stars.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating 100 years as the home of country music’s legends and rising stars.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 July 2025

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'rising star.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: