Used in a Sentence

starry

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

Editorial note

It's less that the changes concern me but more that our local governments seem a bit too starry-eyed.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A surname.

adjective

Having stars visible.

adjective

Full of stars or celebrities.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for starry.

Example sentences

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It's less that the changes concern me but more that our local governments seem a bit too starry-eyed.

2

For you starry eyed youngsters, just remember that this is Apple, the world`s most profitable company.

3

Could be vested 10% options in an apparently great startup or Van Gogh's Starry Night.

4

Many people, particularly starry eyed young ones fresh from academic nurturing, fail the test badly.

5

You'd think he would still be a starry eyed idealist, but he's not...

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Bill Gates does the issue no favours with his starry-eyed techno-optimism or his attempts depict food supply as a selfless global communal endeavour.

7

No one ask Van Gogh to paint another Starry Night, man.

8

I imagine looking at the starry sky for brief flashes of light is not without complications, what are the biggest backgrounds?

9

This is part of why some starry-eyed supporters predict cost savings.

10

In that sense, he already has like 10-15 Starry nights.

11

I grew up starry eyed, thinking that our minds have virtually limitless capabilities and that mathematics could answer everything (naive, I know).

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I'm not sure who's making money selling pick axes to starry-eyed bumpkins, but all of the development tooling I use is free.

Quote examples

1

If he had any success, art dealers would ask him to paint "another Starry night" all the time.

2

For example, I was at the Musee d'Orsay last summer and was absolutely blown away by van Gogh's "Starry Night".

3

Edit: Oh, don't mind me, I'm just dwelling on how you seem to be in some starry-eyed optimistic we're-all-in-this-together quest to "further understanding" in a pit of petty verbal combat.

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I am countering the point "I lived in Europe and their public transit was so great why can't we have that in the US?" Which everyone upvotes because they're starry-eyed idealists who haven't thought through the economics and messy details.

Proper noun examples

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I'm not a big fan of Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' and wouldn't pay a dime for a copy.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use starry in a sentence?

It's less that the changes concern me but more that our local governments seem a bit too starry-eyed.

What does starry mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is starry?

starry is commonly used as noun, adjective.