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Sentence examples for shooting star from inspiring English sources

"shooting star" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used as a metaphor or simile to describe something fleeting, like a moment of success or good fortune that quickly passes. For example: I was over the moon when I won the award, but it was gone as quickly as a shooting star.

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shooting star

noun

A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.

synonyms

meteor
falling star
faxed star

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The little shooting star?

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Independent

"A shooting star!

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The Guardian - Opinion

A shooting star whizzes in.

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The Guardian

What is the typical size of a visible shooting star?

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Cornell University

"Are we not astronomers — looking for the next shooting star?

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Harvard University

Clearly there's an element of shooting star.

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That is what a shooting-star is like.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Such is a comet-like a shooting-star that contains its beginning and end in itself.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Packing a few surprises along the way, "Shooting Star" concludes on a hopeful note.

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The New York Times

Clearly, the two characters in Steven Dietz's "Shooting Star" live in different worlds.

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The New York Times

If "Shooting Star" seems somewhat facile — and it does — Mr. Dietz is a smooth storyteller.

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