starstruck
adjective
star·struck
ˈstär-ˌstrək 
: particularly taken with celebrities (such as movie stars)
Examples of starstruck in a Sentence
She stared at him in starstruck awe.
I know she's famous, but try not to act starstruck when you meet her.
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Before the full story of Young Slime can be shared, six starstruck students timidly request photos with him, which Hunxho obliges.
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Yoh Phillips, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
This chivalrous gentleman was joined by a starstruck insect.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 June 2024
The elder Maniscalco was not too starstruck to complain about the inconvenience.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
The 1927 silent classic East Side, West Side finds the main character, just as in Megalopolis, monologuing to his starstruck girlfriend about erecting immortal skyscrapers.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Yoh Phillips, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
This chivalrous gentleman was joined by a starstruck insect.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 June 2024
The elder Maniscalco was not too starstruck to complain about the inconvenience.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
The 1927 silent classic East Side, West Side finds the main character, just as in Megalopolis, monologuing to his starstruck girlfriend about erecting immortal skyscrapers.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Starstruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starstruck. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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