Sentence examples for a star off from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a star off" is not correct and does not appear to be a standard expression in written English.
Without additional context, it is unclear when or how it could be used.
Example: "He was just a star off from winning the championship."
Alternatives: "a point short" or "one rank below".

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(Half a star off for the grandparents, who are sponging off the labor of Charlie and his mother. If Grandpa Joe can dance, Grandpa Joe can work).

The danger with being over-parsimonious, while all around you are liberal with the stars, is that theatre-goers get used to the over-inflation and mentally lop a star off everything; but that way madness lies.

Her video diaries of her trips to the local launderette and her attempt to clear all the insects from her hotel room with the only spray to hand – a can of Febreze – made her a bit of a star off the pitch as well as on it.

With his willingness to take a stand against Sterling's ownership, LeBron proves that he is a star off the court, as well as on.

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A star gives off its own light.

I occurs when a star has sloughed off a shell of material (red in 1) and then later explodes (2).

On stage or screen Bates was simply a star from the off.

What should you try if a star player falls off their game?

Camera angles, special effects and editing preserve the illusion that it is a pulchritudinous star leaping off a building or driving through a window rather than a man in drag.

Thanks to Columbia, this graduate has emerged as a star player off the court.

I should have said 'off the record.' Oh, I should have said, 'Yes I'd love to be a star, but off the record I don't care.' I need a publicist to tell people what I do.

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