How to Use rising star in a Sentence

rising star

noun
  • The man in charge that day was Ed Lee, then a rising star.
    Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The Nets have rising star Mikal Bridges, a good friend of Lillard’s.
    Afentres, oregonlive, 1 July 2023
  • That’s not the kind of talk that would entice a rising star to stick around.
    Matt Craig, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • In 1996, a rising star named Kobe Bryant burst onto the scene.
    Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The film aims to honor 10 of the rising stars who are receiving an award.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The fast-rising star can’t pinpoint when their paths first crossed.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • In six years, the rapper and singer has made his way from rising star to an Alamo Records signee.
    Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Here, a coral shade of Blush Comete to represent a rising star in all of us.
    Vogue, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The 21-year-old actress was a rising star in the Disney Channel sphere at the same time as Boyce.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The more she is touted as a rising star, the more her standing with Trump is likely to fade.
    Robert Robb, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The evening marked the first-ever Globes nomination for the rising star.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The rising star isn't showing any signs of slowing down, y'all.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 10 Apr. 2022
  • On some nights, big blue liner K’Andre Miller looks like a rising star.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Over one week, the rising star witnesses the horrific lengths his hero will go to to stay at the top of his game.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Look out, hip-hop world: XXL has announced its 2023 freshman class of rising stars in the genre.
    USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Eight years later, Sorelle is now a rising star in the world of cinema.
    C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
  • Dias had long been treated as a rising star in his research field.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Daisy Edgar-Jones is one of the most compelling rising stars in Hollywood.
    Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 18 July 2024
  • The episode featured racist jokes, some of them having been pointed at rising star Ice Spice.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The film ends on Nicki Minaj, a then rising star with promise.
    Taylor Crumpton, refinery29.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Clark's a rising star who was unfathomably freaky in Saint Maud.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The intrigue: Luring the rising star away from Chipotle wasn't going to be cheap.
    Hope King, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Photo: Tim Lenz Every project begins in the kitchen for this rising star.
    Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2024
  • There are worse places that a rising star can find themselves than at loose ends in Europe in July.
    Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Megan Thee Stallion was already a major rising star at the time of the shooting, and her prominence has surged since.
    Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Logan has been called a rising star and is well-respected by his peers.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
  • Megan Thee Stallion, now 28, was already a major rising star at the time of the shooting, and her prominence has surged since.
    Time, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Expect that to change this spring thanks to a surprising rising star: the humble gray hoodie.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Majors was once one of the top rising stars of his generation.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The 6-foot-5 rising star is one of the most well-rounded and versatile players in the entire league, which is a cornerstone piece of Oklahoma City’s style.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024

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