How to Use giant star in a Sentence

giant star

noun
  • The other type of star that goes supernova is a giant star with a mass at least eight times greater than the sun.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • However, in the nearby Andromeda galaxy, a giant star seems to have taken a very different path.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Her star tattoo fully healed, Grant hopes the giant star – like Altadena itself – survives and thrives, not only in homage to what was lost but what could be.
    Cheri Mossburg, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Together, images like these help astronomers build a broader picture of what's happening across a giant star factory rather than focusing on only one bright hotspot.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The flare suggests there are unknown populations of giant stars near the centers of large galaxies, which also host supermassive black holes — and sheds light on the complicated interactions between two behemoths.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Windows into giant stars Tracking Betelgeuse’s behavior and variations can help astronomers better understand other, faint and distant giant stars that are difficult to study, MacLeod said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026

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