How to Use starry in a Sentence

starry

adjective
  • Or on his back, eyes lost in the starry sky?
    — Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Small white lights strung along the ceiling evoke a starry sky.
    — Eric Velasco, al, 4 May 2020
  • Their starry name is an ode to the clear nights on the mountain range.
    — National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
  • But alas, like those many starry affairs it just wasn’t meant to be.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Or to just kick back, soak in the starry heavens above, and just be.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • At night, the starry sky is on display, with no trees to break the view.
    — idahostatesman, 24 May 2016
  • Think of a starry sky around a building, a mountain or a tree.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The kicks mark the first time that the starry labels have collabed.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2023
  • From midnight to dawn, the screens will show images of a starry sky.
    — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 May 2018
  • The image shows a bright white orb against a starry black background.
    — National Geographic, 18 Feb. 2016
  • In this case, great reviews and a starry cast should help in filling seats.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The result is a starry sky visible even from the heart of the city.
    — Emily Elconin, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Enhypen sat in the starry front row.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Kris Jenner shared a dispatch from her starry day on the high seas!
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • The actress stole the show not once but twice with two stunning gowns over the course of the starry night.
    — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
  • And then Chappelle turned up and noted the starry room.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
  • But that is in the future on this starry night on the Île de la Cité.
    — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2019
  • The work employed a starry creative team with talents from the screen and stage.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 May 2025
  • Plant it in the front of gardens or wild areas, all the better to be starry-eyed.
    — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 27 June 2019
  • Does her husband prefer nights in over a starry movie premiere?
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The space also includes hammocks to lounge in, full-sized trees, and a starry night sky.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 9 Feb. 2017
  • Each of these planets appears to move against the starry background at its own speed and along its own track.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Overnight lows will be in the mid- to upper 40s under starry skies.
    — Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The couple saw some love in the starry comment section for their red carpet looks.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Each of the suites comes with a stage with liquid flooring and lights plus twinkling, starry canopies over the beds.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 Feb. 2018
  • In the evenings, enjoy the fire pit under the starry skies of this secluded haven.
    — Madeline Diamond, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Her appearance, while a starry one for the series, was far from the only one of its kind.
    — Rance Collins, IndieWire, 26 July 2025
  • Later, at the seashore, the girl flings stones into the water beneath a starry sky.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • The sky is never clearer than on a cold, starry midwinter night.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Rohr is slight, with a white beard and the starry eyes of a person who spends long periods in silence.
    — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2020

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