How to Use starry in a Sentence

starry

adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Small white lights strung along the ceiling evoke a starry sky.
    Eric Velasco, al, 4 May 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • The movie theater flaunts a fiberoptic starry sky, akin to a new Rolls Royce, and at the far rear of the lot lies a detached guesthouse.
    James McClain, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Rohr is slight, with a white beard and the starry eyes of a person who spends long periods in silence.
    Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2020
  • Like a starry dome, there is no separation of scrim and stage.
    Catherine Tharin, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The two married in a starry ceremony at her dad Lenny Kravitz's home in Paris in June last year.
    Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2020
  • Join The Last Green Valley on the solstice and welcome in the winter months with a celebration of the starry sky.
    courant.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • High Tonight: Some clouds move in after the late-evening hours, but overall a decently starry night.
    Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Through Tonight: Just a few thin high clouds at times, otherwise our skies remain starry.
    Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2021
  • This model fully lives up to its name, creating the feeling of a starry night right on your wrist thanks to the choice of snow-setting.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
  • If a stock fetches 100 times revenue, investors are starry-eyed about its prospects.
    John Dorfman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The first day of the Valencia’s voyage was uneventful; the ship steamed smoothly into the starry night.
    Longreads, 4 May 2023
  • The starry, self-care language isn’t too distracting, though.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • But don’t expect Kristen Stewart to join the starry group anytime soon.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But the history of its pioneering female founder has been eclipsed by the bright lights of the hotel’s starry guests.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The result is a reflection of light that resembles a starry sky.
    Carol Besler, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The dial showcases gold hour markers and hands, a starry moon display at six o’clock, and day and month windows at 12 o’clock.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Evoke spring’s blue skies and puffy white clouds with the starry little flowers of Scilla siberica.
    Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2021
  • Even musician and songwriter Rainey Qualley flew in from across the country for the starry evening.
    Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2023

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