How to Use star turn in a Sentence

star turn

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  • She was nominated for an Oscar for her star turn as a single mother raising three children alone.
  • Perkins confirmed that the dog’s star turn was a one-time thing.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2021
  • The writing is strong, but this is a film propelled by a star turn.
    — Thomas Page, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
  • And yes, the lighthouse has had more than a few star turns, according to the site.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Off the baseball field, Fauci’s star turn has not gone over as well in the White House.
    — Katie Rogers and Noah Weiland New York Times, Star Tribune, 28 July 2020
  • In Game 4, Rosario takes a star turn, tying the game with a single to center.
    — New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
  • There’s so much art, with nary a clunker and each demanding a star turn.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Adelstein’s brief star turn wasn’t the only fun thing to happen at the Sept. 15 Rams Head show.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
  • As the star turns 41, Vogue takes a look back at some of Hathaway’s best hair and beauty moments, from the ’90s to now.
    — Lauren Murdoch-Smith, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The forward made his star turn as Arkansas surged in the final two-and-a-half months of the season.
    — Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2022
  • New polling firm Split Ticket gets a star turn on cable news.
    — Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 8 Nov. 2022
  • His star turn for the national team brought the spotlight to Huntsville, Texas, to see Cowser that fall.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 14 July 2021
  • Madrid has been busily gussying up for its next star turn.
    — Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • Pettway was 11 years old when Leonard made his Baltimore star turn.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 25 July 2019
  • But her role here is a muted one, neither a star turn nor a showy anti-star part.
    — Ross Douthat, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019
  • This week, noodles and broth are getting their star turn at the table with a kick from kimchi.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2020
  • But despite the star turn, her film career petered out.
    — Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • White’s star turn as a starter in Orlando might have driven up his price tag.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 15 Aug. 2020
  • The actress and rapper's star turns last year in Ocean's 8 and Crazy Rich Asians were only the beginning.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 26 July 2019
  • It’s not a spoiler to say that the famous New Look bar suit of 1947 has a star turn, as do many sumptuous evening looks.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 11 July 2022
  • My second vote would go to Frances Tiafoe, who looks about due for another star turn.
    — The Si Staff, SI.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The newsie, in a matter of seconds, gives a star turn, maybe his first, without ever picking up a horn.
    — Gwen Thompkins, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
  • Maine got its star turn as a lobsterman talked up Trump’s trade policies.
    — Adam Goldman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Her star turn with City Ballet onstage counted for naught in the classroom.
    — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2022
  • But not every Wolverine gets a moment on center stage — or has the desire to take a star turn.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Interactions with the celebrity actor gave St. Jean a star turn of his own.
    — Dallas News, 7 July 2022
  • But Broadway stardom of his caliber is too precious to fritter away on a star turn.
    — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
  • Getting ready for her star turn on the float, the Holder's 9-year-old daughter seemed oblivious to what others might think.
    — Emanuella Grinberg, CNN, 28 Jan. 2020
  • López Nájera’s star turn as Jennifer in Operation Clean-up was short-lived.
    — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
  • After Jalen Brunson’s star turn in recent years, everyone might be eyeing the next undersized lefty point guard out of the Big East and wondering if there’s similar hidden potential.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 7 June 2024

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