How to Use starburst in a Sentence

starburst

noun
  • The 22-point starbursts from the lens look a bit soft but can still add impact to a landscape scene.
    PCMAG, 20 May 2024
  • If Skittles and Starbursts just don’t pack enough punch for your taste, Mars Inc. has a treat for you.
    Don Sweeney, sacbee.com, 25 May 2017
  • Biden is not the sort of person to hurl starburst at another leader in a fit of pique.
    Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 14 June 2021
  • Adding a touch of sparkle, a diamond starburst ornament with a matching red stone was pinned to the front of the dress.
    Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
  • How about a 2,100-square-foot home, made of shipping containers, in a starburst-like design, smack in the middle of the desert.
    Doug Criss, CNN, 6 Oct. 2017
  • All the archetypes were here: cheesy graphics and emblems crammed against starbursts, charts, tables, arrows and acronyms.
    Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 11 May 2020
  • The starburst Kim experienced both in the run-up to the Games and over the past two days occurred for multiple reasons.
    Adam Kilgore, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Zoë Chicco’s tiny 14-karat-gold bead and turquoise starburst stud earrings can be worn solo or in a series.
    Lisa Boonestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Decor and cooking have now aligned into one brilliant starburst of a restaurant.
    Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021
  • And, before heading home, stood in a starburst of sunshine while a dolphin frolicked at my feet.
    Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Those who knew him before his national starburst call him a weight room freak, film nerd and practice field rat.
    Adam Kilgore, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The duchess kept her neck bare and her loose, straight hair away from her face to showcase a par if dainty diamond starburst earrings.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 May 2022
  • The royal style maven paired the elegant number with black pumps and a matching clutch, as well as starburst drop earrings.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 19 May 2022
  • Seeing ‘starbursts’ more clearly This new image hones in on a region called N79 South, or S1.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The big starburst around it, is the Nova, that freedom travels everywhere.
    Jessika Harkay, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
  • Wallpapers that placed them in Paris and Vegas, plus a sweet-shop selection of hearts and starbursts to glow up their giddy shots.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
  • So the starburst led to a surge in supernovae and a dramatic period of star formation all at around the same time.
    Hailey Rose McLaughlin, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2019
  • This starburst design sparkles with 70 twinkling lights and a gold glittery finish.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2021
  • There are rhyming forms all over the canvas: triangles, crescents, spiky starbursts and tongues, stubby fingers and egg-like heads with open mouths.
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The central lighting fixture looks like a starburst, a teal accent wall adds an elegant pop of color, and a pair of windows looks out to the front yard.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The herringbone floors in this room—arranged in a starburst—are also entirely new.
    Carol Prisant, ELLE Decor, 17 Feb. 2016
  • And for the front of the house, there are multicolored laser lights that project eight holographic moving patterns like swirls, fireflies and starbursts.
    Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The starburst detailing in the center of her gown is similar to the angles and pattern of the award itself, which is also metallic silver and gold.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 July 2022
  • With her new name came a new costume — her now signature jumpsuit with the starburst and stripes across her chest that was designed for her when her 2012 comic book series launched.
    Tracy Brown, latimes.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Its star dangle crystal necklace is fun, while the Stella starburst necklace is eye-catching.
    Robin Raven, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Rose des Vents emerald and diamond layered necklace with a pair of large ball hoops and a diamond starburst ring from David Yurman.
    David Abrahams, WSJ, 31 May 2021
  • Try to avoid effects like wipes, starbursts, and other trippy options that call attention to themselves.
    Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2020
  • But the job isn’t entirely done: The sign’s flashing starburst and 8-ball need incandescent lights and a specialist to do the installation.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2024
  • There were other starbursts, what appeared to be human stick figures, perhaps the drawing of a hand, and nondescript lines and crisscross patterns.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Game was stopped and security was called out immediately to remove a fan that threw a yellow starburst or a piece of trash at Bronny James in the 3rd quarter.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2020

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