shooting star
Example Sentences
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Especially for Americans like Mr. Betts, a lawyer who moved to Australia more than a decade ago with his wife, Mr. Joseph’s story arrived like a shooting star.
From New York Times
Riding this team’s annual shooting star has become wearisome.
From Los Angeles Times
A “trail from a satellite or shooting star,” the chatbot wrote.
From New York Times
Initially, Velveeta took off like a shooting star for the Kraft company from the time it debuted in grocery stores in 1928.
From Salon
A small asteroid has entered the Earth's atmosphere and was seen lighting up the sky above the English Channel, creating a stunning shooting star effect.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
