star-crossed

Example Sentences

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But, like all good star-crossed stories, the pair fell in love.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Their retelling imagines the star-crossed lovers meeting later in life, repositioning the story from a perspective of age and experience, with the title characters aged in their 40s.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

And in the same instant, Andie’s dreams of a romance with her star-crossed lover begin to cloud her better judgment.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Yet the comic high jinks, star-crossed lovers and long-lost relatives that pop up in his play “The Miser,” first produced in 1668, will be instantly familiar to anybody who has ever seen a Shakespeare comedy.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

Certainly Peeta has thrown a wrench into our star-crossed lover dynamic.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins