see stars

idiom

: to see flashes of light usually because one has been hit on the head

I bumped into the wall so hard that I saw stars.

Examples of see stars in a Sentence

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Ahead, see stars like Cher, Saweetie and more arriving to the celebration on the red carpet. —Julia Teti, WWD, 21 June 2024

The Mauna Kea summit on the Big Island is perhaps the most famous stargazing spot in Hawaii, and certainly among the best places in the state to see stars. —Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024

Did the patient get knocked unconscious, see stars or experience other altered state of consciousness at the time? —Dave Philipps, New York Times, 2 May 2024

The other was called Star-Land, which talks about being able to see stars in daylight from the bottom of a mineshaft or tall chimney. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2023

Big Bend National Park, Texas Big Bend National Park is an International Dark Sky Park, and winter is arguably the best time to see stars. —Sarah L. Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2023

Fans will also see stars such as HARDY, Willie Nelson & Family, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney, Wiz Khalifa, The Beach Boys, Elle King, Bailey Zimmerman, Diplo, Dwight Yoakam, Leon Bridges, and others. —Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023

In general, when viewing from a dark, moonless site, most people with normal eyesight will see stars down to magnitude 6.0. —Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 July 2023

In short, Webb can see stars and other deep sky objects perfectly. —Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022