How to Use starlet in a Sentence

starlet

noun
  • She was a starlet in the 1940s.
  • And while new to the starlet, the setting spray already seemed to be a hit among others.
    Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The springy coils fall a bit past her shoulders and have a warm brown hue that looks gorgeous on the starlet.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 7 Sep. 2021
  • And still, people mostly think of her as a bug-eyed 2000s starlet with bangs.
    Jenny Singer, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Off-screen, Mimieux was much more than the naïve starlet she was pigeonholed as.
    Jake Coyle, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The country starlet performed the song as her character in the episode.
    Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Its faux leather leggings and skinny jeans gained traction with starlets of the mid-aughts.
    Caitlin Moscatello, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The starlet stepped out with the rapper in New York City and did so exposing her stomach, adorned in pearls and gems.
    Essence, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Scroll below to see the stars who celebrated with the starlet.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The movie also travels back in time to Garland's childhood as a young starlet.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Sparks flew between the then-single starlets, and within seven months, Fox put a ring on it.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 16 July 2023
  • Like a mistreated starlet, nature often gets a bum deal in the movies.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Thanks to a tantalizing teaser from the right starlet, Loewe is already at the fore.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 21 Sep. 2022
  • In the film, Johansson plays a fictional screen starlet of the 1950s named Midge Campbell.
    Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • One of them, Adelila Petrosian, 14, has already wowed the judges and could become the next starlet to head the future Russian women's team.
    NBC News, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The young starlet wore low-rise ripped Abercrombie jeans, a Y2K babydoll top, Aldo heels, and bright pink belt.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 May 2022
  • The starlet held a press conference in 1956 to announce her plans to marry playwright, Arthur Miller.
    ELLE, 29 Sep. 2022
  • While there were still plenty of starlets who preferred classic red, the 1930s marked a decade of peak peach in Hollywood.
    Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2023
  • In her 2022 memoir, Out of the Corner, the actress opened up about her past relationships and life as a young starlet.
    Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The young starlet received his 'dream' call up after injury forced Paul Pogba to withdraw from the squad.
    SI.com, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Pam & Tommy nominee Lily James looked every bit the starlet from head-to-toe tonight.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2023
  • From picking her up at the airport with tacos to making sure her car was clean, the starlet will take acts of service over big gifts and displays any day.
    Essence, 7 Sep. 2021
  • When Pete Davidson, her boyfriend, takes the starlet out for pizza there, fans follow.
    New York Times, 1 June 2022
  • And who is this brand new starlet bringing this iconic character to life?
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 16 Feb. 2021
  • But as any starlet knows, one fashion moment is simply not enough.
    Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Jan. 2020
  • As a starlet, she was courted by a rich but disheveled young congressman, John F. Kennedy.
    Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Back in the day, everyone thought Kim was just a trashy reality TV starlet — and even Mario's agency told him not to work with her.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Isabella posted a throwback photo and video of Olivia, one as kids and one of the once-flippant starlet dancing.
    Fox News, 30 Sep. 2019
  • In the early aughts, the up-and-coming starlets were pitted against each other in the media, often portrayed as rivals.
    TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
  • While filming a movie in Palm Springs, she was spotted in thigh-high snakeskin boots, rocking them better than any starlet could hope.
    Sam Sussman, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2021

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