How to Use starry in a Sentence

starry

adjective
  • There is a scene in the woods — starry night, etc., etc.
    Toby Zinman, Philly.com, 8 May 2018
  • The list of special guests is long and starry, of course.
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Their starry name is an ode to the clear nights on the mountain range.
    National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
  • At night, the starry sky is on display, with no trees to break the view.
    idahostatesman, 24 May 2016
  • But that is in the future on this starry night on the Île de la Cité.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2019
  • The kicks mark the first time that the starry labels have collabed.
    Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Or to just kick back, soak in the starry heavens above, and just be.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • And up to a point, the goods get delivered: The stars are starry, the sets are glossy, and the book is full of snappy...
    Terry Teachout, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2017
  • Small white lights strung along the ceiling evoke a starry sky.
    Eric Velasco, al, 4 May 2020
  • From midnight to dawn, the screens will show images of a starry sky.
    Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 May 2018
  • But alas, like those many starry affairs it just wasn’t meant to be.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Plant it in the front of gardens or wild areas, all the better to be starry-eyed.
    Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 27 June 2019
  • Not enough people go out on nice starry night and look up.
    Nick Perry, The Seattle Times, 20 May 2017
  • The image shows a bright white orb against a starry black background.
    National Geographic, 18 Feb. 2016
  • Gather around the fire pit and gaze up at the starry sky or relax in the hot tub right outside of the 2,500-square-foot barn.
    Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2019
  • But Rapp is first seen on the screen as a starry-eyed lover in Ibiza who’s about to propose to his girlfriend.
    Sandy Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Kris Jenner shared a dispatch from her starry day on the high seas!
    Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • In this case, great reviews and a starry cast should help in filling seats.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The second was a solo shot of the 25-year-old posing against a starry night sky somewhere in the desert.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In the evenings, enjoy the fire pit under the starry skies of this secluded haven.
    Madeline Diamond, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Saturday, aka the night before the Oscars, proved to be a starry night on the Fox lot.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Each of the suites comes with a stage with liquid flooring and lights plus twinkling, starry canopies over the beds.
    Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 Feb. 2018
  • On screen a photo of Johnson in that starry crowd flashed.
    William Earl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Other species, like the starry smooth-hound and tope sharks, were also found in the Thames river.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The network announced the cast of starry names on Thursday.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • A chic starry design fit for the Fourth of July and beyond.
    Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 3 July 2017
  • The space also includes hammocks to lounge in, full-sized trees, and a starry night sky.
    Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 9 Feb. 2017
  • The CD reflection really reminds me of the shimmer of the stars in the sky in a starry night.
    Orange County Register, 17 Feb. 2017
  • Already Thursday night exits are bad with a 1/2 star and 45% positive on PostTrak — not a lot of big starry movies get that.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
  • There's something magical about looking up at a starry sky.
    Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024

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