How to Use stellar in a Sentence

stellar

adjective
  • The movie has a stellar cast.
  • Brooks Robinson drove in 100 runs and was stellar in the field.
    Gary Gately, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Sit on the right side for a stellar view along the entire journey.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2023
  • And with the stellar deal, now’s a great time to grab it to make your home more toasty this winter.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Glossier Leave it to Glossier to have a stellar Black Friday sale!
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn, along with the rest of the stellar cast, simply knocked this one out of the park.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Its raid, Deep Stone Crypt, is stellar, and one of Destiny’s best.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • With a defense that had been stellar through five weeks, the offense was the unit letting the team down.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The bridge is one of the best on the album, with haunting lyrics and stellar production.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • For starters, most of the things that made my time with the Series 8 stellar come from watchOS 9 — a software update.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 31 July 2023
  • There aren’t a ton of reviews yet since the set just dropped but the ones there are stellar (as usual with a Lego kit).
    Clint Davis, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The game capped a stellar opening round of the tournament for Venezuela, which went 5-1 over the six-game round-robin portion of the event.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The 2001 draft class, to which Torres belonged, was not stellar.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
  • The pure-play TKO, by contrast, has been a stellar performer.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
  • But the Heat have found just enough offense to go along with their stellar defense.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 14 May 2023
  • This is a standout steamer at a stellar price, for sure.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 July 2023
  • But sometimes lost in the mix of Reinhart’s season is his stellar play on the other end of the ice.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
  • With that in mind, there are many stellar options for how to cook garlic scapes.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2023
  • For those who love stellar special teams play, this was a game to forget.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2022
  • And in a sign of what was to come, Hoeft turned in a stellar performance in a stock-picking contest at school.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The home, tech, fashion, and more departments are buzzing with stellar sales right now.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The Clippers did by playing stellar defense from the second quarter until the end of the game.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The seller gets a stellar review, and the buyer gets a little extra.
    Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • End your night with dinner for two at the stellar restaurant, Cache, where the food is almost too pretty to eat.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
  • That was a stellar moment, a bright spot in an otherwise kind of dark and twisted year.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Massey of his stellar performance in the 47-29 win against Compton.
    Ocvarsity Sports Staff, Orange County Register, 7 Sep. 2024
  • With a stellar voice cast, wouldn’t this be a fine candidate for such an honor?
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 June 2024
  • The best boots can withstand grime while looking stellar and timeless.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Meanwhile, Day was having one of those less-than-stellar days as a play-caller.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Coffee is huge in Oceanside, and there’s no shortage of stellar coffee shops to choose from.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 17 July 2023

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