How to Use rock star in a Sentence

rock star

noun
  • Hitler was the first rock star.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • Rough start for the rock stars.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Those will be the new rock stars.
    — Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • So, Thomas was a pop/rock star.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But Kirk was a rock star at my school.
    — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The two of them were like rock stars at the parish grade school.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • This is moving around a rock star.
    — Norman Oliver, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Aren’t tech people the new rock stars?
    — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The rock star died in late July.
    — Marina Watts, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Sam Altman is the new rock star.
    — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Why can’t the Devil leave nice rock stars alone?
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, the youthful rock star vibe is what fans want out of the tour.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
  • So why make a big deal over the death of one 82-year-old rock star?
    — Patricia Schultheis, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
  • Not even to major rock stars or a co-owner.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Guillermo [said], 'This guy's a rock star.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The reception was like a rock star had just walked in.
    — Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Not even creeping death could quash the rock star within.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This Ferrari isn’t just fit for a rock star, it was owned by one.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2023
  • But what’s a rock star without their uber oversized black-out shades?
    — Violet Goldstone, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
  • To me, Miles Davis was a real rock star.
    — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
  • Designers are like my rock stars.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
  • So who are the new rock stars in Hollywood?
    — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Chris and Debbie had become full-on rock stars.
    — Fab 5 Freddy, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
  • See the little ones — and now not-so-little ones — that made these rock stars dads!
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
  • All in all, Jakob is a rock star of a student and club member.
    — Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Your fans are voting for who their rock star likes, and that’s like being a bunch of sheep.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • Nikki Sixx thinks rock stars should accept their age.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
  • But the rock star will be GLP-1 drugs for weight loss.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Tonight, these jesters are turned into rock stars in the heart of Midtown.
    — Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Yes, the language of rock stars What is the language of rock stars?
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026

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