Sentence examples for in a star performance from inspiring English sources

Calvin Johnson turned in a star performance but the Detroit Lions needed overtime to beat the Chicago Bears 37-34.

No doubt the ebullient Morgan, who will appear by video link, will believe he can put in a star performance.

But in the capital Miguel Ángel Mancera, a PRD centrist, turned in a star performance, winning the mayoral contest with nearly two-thirds of the vote.

To a large degree, this is because of Oscar Isaac, who plays Nick Wasicsko, in a star performance agile enough to elevate scenes that might veer into agitprop.

Throughout, Ms. Lopez holds the screen in a star performance that has less to do with acting than with embodying a forceful, streetwise woman who stands up for herself.

"Coco avant Chanel" is a pleasant gallop through the well-known story and Ms. Tautou turns in a star performance of moods from truculence to the delirium of love.

Is Maria Kowroski's epitome of elegance and glamour in "Thou Swell" not a star performance?

But does Wendy Whelan not give a star performance in Christopher Wheeldon's new ballet, "After the Rain"?

First, it's very clear in "Marilyn" that she gives a star performance.

But it still requires a star performance which, in Sean Holmes's fine production, it unequivocally gets from Lindsay.

He manages to give a star performance, though, in "My Brother Jonathan," which was shown just a few months before his breakout movie performance in "My Beautiful Laundrette" was seen in Britain.