How to Use starstruck in a Sentence

starstruck

adjective
  • She stared at him in starstruck awe.
  • I know she's famous, but try not to act starstruck when you meet her.
  • Lukáš Dostál was a bit starstruck.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • McLean isn’t the type to get starstruck or overwhelmed.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • McLean isn’t the type to get starstruck or overwhelmed.
    — Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Barker appeared starstruck by the praise.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Gruber has a sort of starstruck religious awe as the steel fortress swings open.
    — James Hibberd, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Teammates and coaches who spend endless hours with him were starstruck.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Matthew even played Madden–as himself, of course–with the starstruck boys.
    — Jeff Risdon, Lions Wire, 25 Dec. 2019
  • Still, there are at least two people in the actor's life who don't get starstruck by his child stardom.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Perhaps the panel will be starstruck when Skubal’s side builds a case for him as an all-time great.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Though he's surrounded by starstruck fans, he's joined only by Ron.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Nick asks, but Richardson and her pals are much too starstruck to offer him any kind of reply.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • And people seemed to be incredibly starstruck to see her in return.
    — Rebecca Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2018
  • He was billed as a celebrity coach and interacted with starstruck young athletes.
    — USA Today, 23 Dec. 2020
  • As a local news anchor, the cops were slightly starstruck and asked for her autograph.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
  • But there are plenty of moments where we are left collectively starstruck.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
  • Gargis worked the first two camps as a counselor, and was as starstruck as many of the younger participants.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 2 July 2021
  • Still, many of the attendees seemed starstruck by the concentration of famous faces in the room.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • On the other end, her starstruck husband quickly banged out some vintage Rodgers guitar licks on his own rig back home.
    — August Brown, latimes.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • One contestant even left the stoic Offerman a bit starstruck.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 June 2021
  • Rose, a Chelsea fan, was particularly starstruck.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, Chance said his girls did not yet understand the concept of fame and therefore weren't starstruck by his celebrity friends.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
  • Rifkin is clearly not starstruck, though he is clearly wowed by having been able to interview Ringo Starr.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Meeting swimmer Jessica Long in real life for the first time was a starstruck moment.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 22 July 2024
  • But for one starstruck 14-year-old boy, the brief interaction almost 25 years ago was life-changing.
    — Lisa Fung, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2021
  • Late in the episode, Bill is accosted by two starstruck drunks while helping Seth, Sol, and Charlie build the store.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Brinkman deserves great credit for at last bringing a sober, non-starstruck, numbers-centric analysis to Tesla’s prospects.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Walton went out of his way to engage with my starstruck family and friends while unknowingly giving me the reinforcements to give my speech.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
  • Wearing a yellow Lego store apron, Sheeran can be seen in the video handling the store's merchandise and signing toys for starstruck fans.
    — USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023

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