Used in a Sentence

starring

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for starring.

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And that was a full-length novel, later turned into a major motion picture, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech3

Quick take

The action of the verb to star.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of starring gathered in one view.

noun

The action of the verb to star.

adjective

Performing as a star; having the leading role.

verb

(with a film as its subject) That which has the specified actor or actors, especially those in lead roles, in its cast.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for starring.

verb

(with a film as its subject) That which has the specified actor or actors, especially those in lead roles, in its cast.

Example sentences

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And that was a full-length novel, later turned into a major motion picture, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

2

Those events are fictionalized in the movie 'Where the Buffalo Roam' starring Bill Murray as Hunter.

3

Because Hollywood doesn't think Americans will go to a movie starring a black hero.

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There was this movie starring justin timberlake that depicted a world like this.

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I started starring at a screen in 92 but I was fitted for glasses in 91.

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Don't know how common it is but I for one use the starring function to tag projects that I'm not using!

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Unless I'm starring one of the causes of the performance issue in the face.

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I think he's referring to the fact that it won't create issues for dotfies repos, because (presumably) people won't be starring them.

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Nice 5-10 minute break from starring at the screen.

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It got made into a movie starring Bruce Willis.

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Writing a chapter book starring lots of semi-functioning robots.

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Interesting project, starring it for the future.

Quote examples

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Google's issue trackers have the same issue: they support starring but people insist on doing "me too" posts.

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Another work that touches on similar themes is the novel "Fearless" by Rafael Yglesias, made into a movie in 1993 starring Jeff Bridges.

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> Google's issue trackers have the same issue: they support starring but people insist on doing "me too" posts.

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The algorithms would be able to detect that enough people want to watch a Kung-Fu thriller set in medieval South India starring Summer Glau to be viable They don't want "viable", they want blockbuster.

Proper noun examples

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Starring seems important and useful - but I can't imagine that many people fork and then develop from a mobile phone...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use starring in a sentence?

And that was a full-length novel, later turned into a major motion picture, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

What does starring mean?

The action of the verb to star.

What part of speech is starring?

starring is commonly used as noun, adjective, verb.