stardust
noun
star·dust
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Definition of stardust
: a feeling or impression of romance, magic, or ethereality
Examples of stardust in a Sentence
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The good news is, unlike many of her other pop star peers, Rihanna wants to share a little bit of this stardust with us. — Vogue, "The Women Designers Who Changed The Way We Dress," 14 Aug. 2019 So far, the current front-runner has offered little substance in his defense, beyond Obama stardust and affability. — Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, The New Republic, "The Destructive Politics of White Amnesia," 6 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, movie star owners like Paul Newman added their own touch of stardust—in Newman’s case by adding a faster Porsche engine to his own Beetle. — Fortune, "As Volkswagen Ends Beetle Production, a Final Photo Farewell to the Beloved ‘Bug’," 13 July 2019 Time is told by the rising up and rolling down of the sunlight on the cliffs, by the glimpse of Cassiopeia in the narrows turning around the polestar through the stardust of perfect clear September nights. — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, "Ramblin’ Man," 24 June 2019 To help grease the wheels, Niantic is letting players do five special trades and reducing the stardust cost by 50 percent. — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, "5 quick tips for Pokemon Go Fest 2019," 13 June 2019 That implied that humans, or at least the elements making up our bodies, were once stardust. — Quanta Magazine, "A New Blast May Have Forged Cosmic Gold," 23 Mar. 2017 For Western celebrities, particularly those on the wane and with pretensions to freethinking, Russia can offer fresh adulation and fat paychecks for their pinch of stardust. — James Marson, WSJ, "An American Heavyweight Infiltrates Russian Politics—and the Russians Are All for It," 30 Sep. 2018 Like a cloud of stardust, a smattering of extra glamour falls upon the city. — Skye Mcalpine, Vogue, "An Insider’s Guide to Navigating Venice During the Film Festival," 28 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stardust.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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