Starry is an English word with synonyms like sparkling or starlit. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Starry in a sentence
Starry meaning
- Having stars visible.
- Resembling or shaped like a star.
- Full of stars or celebrities.
Using Starry
- The main meaning on this page is: Having stars visible. | Resembling or shaped like a star. | Full of stars or celebrities.
- Useful related words include: comet-like, sparkling, starlike, starlit.
- In the example corpus, starry often appears in combinations such as: the starry, starry night, starry sky.
Context around Starry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Starry
- In this selection, "starry" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, special, software, young, night, eyed and sky stand out and add context to how "starry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against the starry night skies and as a starry eyed rookie. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "starry" sits close to words such as abundantly, activates and adr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with starry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rosse was particularly interested in the “starry nebulae,” mysterious, faint patches of light. (13 words)
It was established the creatures were starry smooth-hounds, named after their speckled white spots. (15 words)
But right now, your main options for 5G home internet are Starry, T-Mobile and Verizon. (16 words)
I hope Pagosa realtors are not encouraging young starry-eyed inexperienced STR investors to ‘make it happen, quit your job, retire, make the move to the mountains, work for yourself, and live off the passive income streams that STR units can provide’. (42 words)
In the spirit of giving, Greenville residents filled the pavilion under a starry night at Hope Afield’s annual fundraiser dinner on Oct. 3. The evening was a success as every table was full and large donations were made for Blessings Farm. (42 words)
Part of the rich blue river in his “Starry Night Over the Rhône” is displayed around the installation, giving viewers a sense of being surrounded by water, a sense of what van Gogh might have felt when capturing the scene. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Two years later, Brooks repaid the favor by appearing as a special guest (with Nanci Griffith ) on McLean's first American TV special, broadcast as the PBS special Starry Starry Night.
A composite of star photos, made with the software Starry Sky Stacker, in Joshua Tree during a dark-sky photography workshop, lead by Desert Institute.
But right now, your main options for 5G home internet are Starry, T-Mobile and Verizon.
Graves said they’ve watched her enter NXT as a “starry eyed rookie” all the way to seeing her become one of the most dominant women in the world.
Holiday ornaments, some as large as 20 feet tall, will be lit against the starry night skies of the Victor and Cripple Creek region.
I hope Pagosa realtors are not encouraging young starry-eyed inexperienced STR investors to ‘make it happen, quit your job, retire, make the move to the mountains, work for yourself, and live off the passive income streams that STR units can provide’.
Instead, it's heavily rooted in a drama that mixes overwhelming tragedy with starry-eyed romance.
In the spirit of giving, Greenville residents filled the pavilion under a starry night at Hope Afield’s annual fundraiser dinner on Oct. 3. The evening was a success as every table was full and large donations were made for Blessings Farm.
It's also the reason why several big-budget movies — boasting starry cast lineups — are getting delayed.
It's easy to get swept up in the swirling starry arms of this intermediate spiral galaxy, NGC 4654, in the constellation Virgo.
It was established the creatures were starry smooth-hounds, named after their speckled white spots.
I watched on starry-eyed like I was visiting Wonka's factory, but without the fear of getting stuck in pipe and being roasted by Oompa Loompas.
McCarthy credits Rob Marshall, the Oscar-nominated directing veteran (“Chicago,” “Mary Poppins Returns”) who first boarded this starry ship in 2018, with making “Mermaid” work.
Part of the rich blue river in his “Starry Night Over the Rhône” is displayed around the installation, giving viewers a sense of being surrounded by water, a sense of what van Gogh might have felt when capturing the scene.
Rosse was particularly interested in the “starry nebulae,” mysterious, faint patches of light.
Safe to say that a starry Ron Howard pic shouldn’t struggle to find the right home.
Sitting out under the Costa Rican starry sky as the nocturnal animals come out to serenade the night while catching up with loved ones.
Sony announced on Friday that they will release the starry Craig Gillespie film Dumb Money on the GameStop short squeeze of 2021 on October 20th of this year.
Strike rules prohibit actors from doing any promotional activities for a project, making this year’s festival far less starry than it is traditionally known for.
Students will revisit classical works of art simplified into a Lego or Minecraft style, such as Minecraft Monalisa or Lego Starry night.
Common combinations with starry
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: