How to Use shooting star in a Sentence

shooting star

noun
  • What are best places to watch shooting stars?
    — Hali Smith june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
  • So that might be the best time to go looking for shooting stars.
    — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 July 2018
  • Instead, take in the whole sky for a chance to see a shooting star.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 13 Dec. 2021
  • There was a great moment where there was a shooting star that went over.
    — Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 4 June 2021
  • Your naked eye should spot any lights, shooting stars and fireballs.
    — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Want to capture shooting stars?
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • And the dust particles looked like a bunch of shooting stars.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • If this is true, then our satellite galaxy is shooting stars at us!
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2025
  • If weather permits, keep the fly off the tent and look for shooting stars.
    — Jacob Baynham, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Just face northeast, sit back in a comfy chair and look for a shooting star.
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Arnold’s signature wrestling move is the shooting star press.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 5 May 2022
  • Many shooting stars show up as yellowish streaks.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Many shooting stars show up as yellowish streaks.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
  • But the days before and after the peak can offer views of shooting stars as well.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Sparks fly from the wreckage like shooting stars falling from heaven.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 May 2025
  • People hoping to catch a glimpse of a shooting star should turn their gaze to the sky this weekend.
    — Leada Gore, AL.com, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Here’s what to know about the upcoming shooting star display.
    — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But Lora Lee was a shooting star — one that would quickly crash-land.
    — Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022
  • Sky watchers will get a chance to see shooting stars tonight as two meteor showers will light up the night.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 29 July 2019
  • If clear skies permit, get outside and look up — you might be rewarded with a shooting star or two.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2020
  • The result is dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of shooting stars lighting up the night sky.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2023
  • The cap also features a shooting star going across the front behind the team logo.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2024
  • Want to see dramatic fireballs and shooting stars for yourself?
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 June 2026
  • No one was taking the time to unplug, watch the colors of a sunset, see a shooting star or feel the wind in their hair.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The bright light from the moon can impact the visibility of the fainter shooting stars.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2023
  • How many kids like bugs and fireflies and shooting stars and octopuses and autumn leaves and all the rest of it?
    — Sean Illing, Vox, 29 Sep. 2024
  • About half a dozen shooting stars an hour should be visible from a dark site in the mid-northern latitudes.
    — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 1 Aug. 2019
  • For most, reaching the Derby feels a bit like lassoing a shooting star.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
  • When a space rock enters the atmosphere on its own and burns up, it's called a meteor, or shooting star.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Light from your phone will interfere with your eye’s ability to adjust to the dark and take in the shooting stars.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 11 Aug. 2023

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