How to Use star in a Sentence

star

1 of 3 noun
  • They gazed up at the stars.
  • Critics give the movie three stars.
  • There are billions of stars in the universe.
  • The restaurant was awarded four stars for excellence.
  • I'm glad we didn't use the tent. It's so much nicer to sleep outside under the stars.
  • Scroll on for the best dressed stars of the night!
    Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Once all is known and stars are strong, then act.
    Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
  • That balance is our north star.
    Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • For the ones who light up the room—stars and stones are a must.
    Afia Asamoah, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • Watch the stars of the sport in action.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Why aren't new rap stars rising?
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • What to read next But no two stars are the same.
    Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 8 June 2026
  • Reinhart is the movie’s true star.
    Jada Yuan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Who knew country stars could be such good cooks?
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Their stars were better than your stars.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Macy, of course, is still a star.
    Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
  • Make your fur-trim coat the star of your outfit.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
  • If that’s the star hitter, look out.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This isn’t a poem to the stars, but about them.
    New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But the real star of the show is this tool’s blade.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
  • What the stars have to do with love is a tricky question.
    New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • These retro pants will be the star of your suitcase wardrobe.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The next wave of stars made their first marks on their programs.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Clarkie looks out his window each night to see the moon and stars.
    Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Its young stars are now A-listers.
    Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Hang on to that great idea for now; wait for better stars for this, too.
    Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Disney stars take great pride in how the projects have meant so much to their fans.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • A lot of top stars have come back from major injuries.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Looking to be the shining star of your next potluck?
    Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
  • New music is on the horizon — and these stars know it.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026

star

2 of 3 verb
  • This restaurant is starred in the guidebook.
  • She starred for the basketball team last year.
  • He starred in both baseball and football when he was in college.
  • The new television series stars a famous movie actress.
  • Rogers has also starred with her bat.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • All movies, starring all Bonds.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Hill wrote, directed and starred in the film.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Paula Beer, who has starred in all three, took notice of the shift.
    Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • King was the first trans model to star on the Tyra Banks show.
    EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • McLeod wrote, directed, and starred in the film.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 June 2026
  • Nicholas Galitzine stars as He-Man.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Mao will star as Yara will Kratter will play Lev.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
  • While Lawrence has yet to star, perhaps that will change once awards season is over.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 5 Nov. 2025
  • He’s starred in thrillers, heartwarming films, comedies and sci-fi.
    Karlee Van De Venter, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Her fiancé Tom Holland stars with her in both buzzy projects.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • While speaking about wanting to star in Oh, Mary!
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 5 Nov. 2025
  • Naomi Ackie will also star in the movie.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Glowicki stars as a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Meryl Streep also starred in the sophomore season.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Zendaya also stars in both pictures.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • Teyana Taylor stars as Willa’s mother.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Storrie has been guest starring on the show’s 19th season.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
  • Crowning at the Prom also stars Claire Qute.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • Samantha Morton also stars in the movie.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Ryan Reynolds is starring in a new ad with Tilly Norwood.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Our best ingenues would queue to star as Dora and Nora.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • The Bridesmaids actress will star in Oh, Mary!
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
  • His mom starred in the film directed by Alice Winocour.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
  • No word on their roles in the show, which Reich stars in as well as writing and creating.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Kelce, the Chiefs star tight end, was clearly tickled by the performance.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

star

3 of 3 adjective
  • On the rear a light bar spans the trunk framed by round tri-star tail lights.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Co-star Jaylen Brown has played 15.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The grind of the game grizzles more than a few and star power fades.
    Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Turns out his co-star Geena Davis feels likewise.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 June 2026
  • An all-star red carpet fashion show ahead of baseball’s big night.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2022
  • Her co-star boyfriend Jackson White, who plays Stephen, agrees.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Her co-star Sigourney Weaver clocked in at more than six minutes.
    John Jurgensen, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Sharing this award with my co-star Aneet makes this achievement even more special.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Then trading that pick to land a non-star defenseman rather than an elite winger makes matters even worse.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • The franchise may look to a star Japanese pitcher to help turn things around.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • On set, Maja seeks solace in a love affair with her co-star Nourou.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Medavoy wanted to go straight to Depp, who had the most star power of the three actors.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Her co-star Culkin was among those paying her tribute Friday.
    Andrew Dalton, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
  • She was joined by her co-star Meryl Streep, who wore Saint Laurent.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
  • She is set to be a star witness at Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, which begins this week.
    WSJ, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Denver is finally a multi-star team.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Steve Burton is mourning the loss of his friend and co-star Sonya Eddy.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Al-Amri may have the goal, but Al-Owais is surely the star man of this game thus far.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
  • Gellar also gave a sweet nod to her co-star, Samara Weaving.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Co-star Harmon Walsh has starred in at least four Christmas romance movies.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The Canadian native plays in a celebrity all-star hockey game.
    Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022
  • With the fall sports season just winding down, the past few weeks have been filled with championships, all-star games and accolades.
    Melissa Whatley, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2022
  • One aspect of the universe this approach allowed the team to study was the rates of star birth in millions of galaxies.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Her feud with co-star Kathy Hilton resulted in a battle of words at the reunion last season.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • News of the death also was shared by friend and Down Under co-star Vanity.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
  • There are corsets, puffed sleeves and little old timey trinkets that speak of her and co-star Jacob Elordi’s bond.
    Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Chardonnay is the star white grape of the region—except in the subregion of Saint-Bris.
    Lettie Teague, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022
  • His colleague and co-star Niecy Nash joked about how well Evan got into character.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Her passing comes eight months after the death of her Alice co-star Linda Lavin.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Once inside at the premiere, Kelsey caught up with co-star Mo Brings Plenty.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 4 Dec. 2022

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