How to Use rising star in a Sentence

rising star

noun
  • But the one rising star will return.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Now, the rising star may be on the cusp of something big.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The fast-rising star can’t pinpoint when their paths first crossed.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • That’s not the kind of talk that would entice a rising star to stick around.
    — Matt Craig, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Her status as a rising star in the fashion world.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Morant’s a rising star, and the Jazz will want to defend him well.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 May 2021
  • She was called a teenage phenom, a rising star, a unique talent.
    — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 12 May 2020
  • As always, the evening was a showcase for rising stars.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The rising star isn't showing any signs of slowing down, y'all.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Austin Butler is a rising star.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, that message is what drew the rising star to the campaign in the first place.
    — Talia Gutierrez, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Raúl The Third is a rising star in the children’s book field.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2021
  • But the media — and the public — are going to want a rising star.
    — Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 23 Jan. 2021
  • What’s hard is finding a rising star to construct a season like this.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, some of them even grew out of quiet luxury's rising star.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Tabitha had been a rising star in Chicago, some years ahead of Adele.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The game is famous for being the stage for football’s rising stars.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
  • So of course the next step for the rising star is the World Cup race circuit.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Wentz was at one point a rising star quarterback himself.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Grab the rising stars starting tomorrow to share your idea.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In the years to come, Emhoff straddled a line — rising star, but never too showy.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
  • With all eyes on A'zion, fans have been wondering what's next for the rising star.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The only question is whether Vandy can hold on to its two rising stars for the long term.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The joyride ended with a customary burnout, as the rising star closed his big day in a cloud of smoke.
    — Time, 9 June 2026
  • Longfellow felt like another rising star as of late.
    — Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Eight years later, Sorelle is now a rising star in the world of cinema.
    — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
  • Not to mention a rising star tight end in Tucker Kraft.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Wu is a rising star in the Democrat Party.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Jordan Stolz is speed skating’s rising star.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2026
  • In six years, the rapper and singer has made his way from rising star to an Alamo Records signee.
    — Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022

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