How to Use star turn in a Sentence

star turn

noun

• She was the star turn in yesterday's game.
• She was nominated for an Oscar for her star turn as a single mother raising three children alone.
• This isn’t the first time Olivia has had her star turn.
  — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, 3 May 2018
• Every year, stars turn it out for the best night in fashion: the Met Gala.
  — Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen, 7 May 2018
• Yet that postseason star turn did not presage a major leap for Scarbrough as a senior.
  — Chris Johnson, SI.com, 15 June 2018
• The Rockets star turned his response into a heartfelt message for their home fans.
  — Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, 23 May 2018
• Perkins confirmed that the dog’s star turn was a one-time thing.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2021
• This spring, Long Shot marked his first star turn on screen in three years.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 25 June 2019
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 8 Sep 2024