see stars
idiom
: to see flashes of light usually because one has been hit on the head
I bumped into the wall so hard that I saw stars.
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Wanna see stars like Teyana Taylor and Emma Chamberlain grace the carpet?
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 May 2025
No one wants to see stars missing games for bad hits and suspensions, and no one wants that to be what decides a series.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Expect to see stars begin to arrive on the red carpet around 3:30 p.m. ET, around when much on-air coverage will also begin.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Want to see stars like Castor and Pollux, or take a good look at Mars?
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 May 2025
No one wants to see stars missing games for bad hits and suspensions, and no one wants that to be what decides a series.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Expect to see stars begin to arrive on the red carpet around 3:30 p.m. ET, around when much on-air coverage will also begin.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Want to see stars like Castor and Pollux, or take a good look at Mars?
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for see stars
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“See stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20stars. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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