gold star
Example Sentences
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"I wrote 'F1 driver.' That's the shining gold star."
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
If you’re fortunate, you’ll land some anonymous buzz, an interview and one of those goofy gold star stickers teams now post on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
“I’ll give a gold star to whoever drafted the ordinance for creativity. This is some of the most tortured legal reasoning I have ever read,” she said during a council meeting early this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
Melissa: No. 2: If you’re one of those people who rinses, dries and sorts your recycling, you get a gold star.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Behind one of them hung a gold star which announced that a son of the house was serving the country, and behind another stood Leper.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
