How to Use rising star in a Sentence
rising star
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The Nets have rising star Mikal Bridges, a good friend of Lillard’s.
—Afentres, oregonlive, 1 July 2023
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In 1996, a rising star named Kobe Bryant burst onto the scene.
—Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022
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The film aims to honor 10 of the rising stars who are receiving an award.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
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The fast-rising star can’t pinpoint when their paths first crossed.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
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In six years, the rapper and singer has made his way from rising star to an Alamo Records signee.
—Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022
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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
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The evening marked the first-ever Globes nomination for the rising star.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
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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
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Look out, hip-hop world: XXL has announced its 2023 freshman class of rising stars in the genre.
—USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
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Eight years later, Sorelle is now a rising star in the world of cinema.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
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Dias had long been treated as a rising star in his research field.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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Daisy Edgar-Jones is one of the most compelling rising stars in Hollywood.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 18 July 2024
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The episode featured racist jokes, some of them having been pointed at rising star Ice Spice.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
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The film ends on Nicki Minaj, a then rising star with promise.
—Taylor Crumpton, refinery29.com, 18 Aug. 2023
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Clark's a rising star who was unfathomably freaky in Saint Maud.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022
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There are worse places that a rising star can find themselves than at loose ends in Europe in July.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
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Megan Thee Stallion was already a major rising star at the time of the shooting, and her prominence has surged since.
—Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2022
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Logan has been called a rising star and is well-respected by his peers.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
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Megan Thee Stallion, now 28, was already a major rising star at the time of the shooting, and her prominence has surged since.
—Time, 9 Aug. 2023
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Expect that to change this spring thanks to a surprising rising star: the humble gray hoodie.
—Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024
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What’s behind its rising star power in L.A.'s food scene?
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
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Attorneys wrote in the suit that Diaz, a trooper for eight years, was a rising star in the department.
—Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
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The defensive back is one of the rising stars in Baltimore’s secondary.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
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Sanders, 41, is the youngest governor in the country and is seen as a rising star in the party who can speak to suburban women.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
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And rising star Glen Powell not only plays Hudner, but produced the film.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022
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The move ended the career of a diplomat who had leaped to the top as one of President Xi Jinping’s most trusted rising stars.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 26 July 2023
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The program is currently open for enrollment to find the next cohort of rising stars.
—Ashley McDonough, Essence, 10 Oct. 2023
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Martino was pleased with the play of Gomez, the Paraguayan rising star who starred in the pre-Olympic tournament and has drawn the attention of scouts in Europe.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
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Don't miss: Fred Richard, a rising star in men's artistic gymnastics from the University of Michigan.
—Maxwell Millington, Axios, 26 July 2024
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Perhaps nobody in the Democratic Party right now is a bigger rising star, and perhaps nobody on this list could do more to help Harris win lots of electoral votes (19) in a key state.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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