How to Use North Star in a Sentence

North Star

noun
  • Since then, Miles has been a real artistic North Star for me.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Anthony Tyler Quinn, was their North Star from 1994 on.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Spilling my heart, telling her how much her work has impacted me and that she’s been such a North Star for me as a writer.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 2 May 2023
  • The left side of the design features a North Star on a navy blue background resembling the state’s K-shape, while the right side is a solid light blue.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The Polaris, or North Star, on the flag is a symbol of Alaska’s northern location.
    Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • This is your North Star, the anchor around which your activities and resources revolve.
    Robin Elledge, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Deepak Bhargava [clip]: So the idea is that our North Star goal would be to be the most welcoming country on earth for immigrants and refugees.
    How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
  • Without a North Star guiding older adults on how to use cannabis, there is a grass-roots effort among some seniors to teach one another.
    Christina Caron, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Annual free cash flow—Broadcom’s true North Star—has grown nearly eightfold to $13.3 billion in that time.
    Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 1 June 2022
  • The college and career readiness pillar of the county school system’s plan aligns with its North Star Initiative.
    Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The odds don’t favor you past the first weekend, but history offers you a North Star, a small glimmer of hope that anything is possible.
    Christian Stone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Travel has always been my North Star, and the anonymity of these wanderlust moments simply feels like a gentle, warm hug when the world closes in on you.
    Tenille Clarke, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The theater announced the donation to their North Star Fund, which helps toward improvements and future shows, per their website.
    Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The Weekender logo possesses a doorway, a North Star: progress and ascension.
    Alex Wagner, SPIN, 29 July 2022
  • One of his legacies is the Turing test, which measures whether a machine can think like a human, and has long been a North Star in the artificial intelligence field.
    Rachel Shin, Fortune, 20 June 2023
  • Fans of Perfect Moment will recognized the brand's signature North Star emblem, which offers the perfect complement to the sporty feel of this face mask.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Kelvin’s a prime example of the avalanche that is formed when that becomes your North Star, just knowing that some little kid somewhere is going to watch you and their life’s going to change, which is what happened to me.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
  • This 'North Star' could be anything from sales targets to launching new products or expanding into new markets.
    Mykola Tymkiv, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Douglass’ vision of America as a multi-hued beacon of global liberty still looms ahead of us like a rhetorical North Star.
    John Blake, CNN, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Human well-being and dignity should be our North Star—with innovation in a supporting role.
    Time, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Scandinavian countries are renowned for pioneering equal rights, hockey and the connection to our North Star State.
    Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
  • One modern shipwreck, North Star, was heavily damaged, its remains dragged off in four directions.
    Laura Trethewey, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Here's a personal example: At my company, our North Star is to be unique disruptors, to bring order to the chaos of research conduct so that all elements in the process are successful.
    Chris Venezia, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Always evolving but with a consistent North Star : sign the best musicians and commit to the hardest work of building real careers through true artist development.
    Dan Rys, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Jacob says the duo’s North Star—the company’s underlying mission—guided them through that early phase, and through subsequent tough decisions and moments.
    Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • On a show that did its best work balancing epic drama with intimate relationships and personal journeys, Clark’s performance emerged as its North Star.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2022
  • To that point around persuasion and political education, the thing that coheres our organizations is a North Star.
    How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Emerging innovations present a landscape of opportunity, but the brands that will separate themselves in 2024 never lose sight of their North Star — the people behind every data point and dollar sign.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Human multiplicity, and irreducibility to data points, seems to be Howley’s North Star, the principle that she is invested in more than any other, and is writing to protect.
    Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2023
  • This billion-dollar goal has become our North Star, aiming to address the significant gaps in equity within our community.
    Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

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