famous star

collocation in English

meaningsoffamousandstar

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famous
adjective
uk
/ˈfeɪ.məs/us
/ˈfeɪ.məs/
known and recognized by ...
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star
noun
uk
/stɑːr/us
/stɑːr/
a very large ball of burning gas in space that is usually seen from the earth as a point of light in the sky ...
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(Definition offamousandstarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffamous star

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I believe that onefamousstaronce, as a joke, asked for a million dollars—and got it, much to her surprise.
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But thefamousstaris not without problems, either.
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She is an excellent singer and hopes to become afamousstar, currently starring in energy drink commercials.
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She would later go on to be afamousstarin her own right.
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The visit awakens nostalgic feelings, and he is cast in a play at the local theatre where nobody recognises him as afamousstar.
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Throughout the show the teams would be given a genre of film, afamousstar, a prop and a sound effect.
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There she became afamousstar.
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Diaghilev hoped the ballet would make the dancer an internationallyfamousstar.
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It cannot be relied upon to queue at the box-office, except on the rare occasions when the most famous stars are on the bill.
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These films lent status to ensemble casts and did not rely on famous stars.
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This appears evident because the narrator often makes references to famous stars of the 1930s and 1940s, to films, and to publications.
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It did however make a small comeback by 2005 and some famous stars wear them.
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Upon leaving school in 1920, she embarked on a long and successful career in the theatre, especially as an impersonator of famous stars.
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Her stormy marriages, her romances with famous stars, her forays into politics and feminist causes kept her name before the public.
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He was a modest, quiet, cautious man who felt uncomfortable working with the famous stars he directed starting in 1912.
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Local celebrities, prominent social elites and famous stars pitch in their efforts to rally support from the general public.
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Madden invited movie stars, authors and politicians to her social events, and often hosting famous stars in her home.
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That was the same time when he got introduced to film industry and befriended the famous stars of film fraternity.
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In some cases, famous stars have been unable to overcome their problem.
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