falling star
Example Sentences
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One of the saddest moments is fleeting, when Morse catches a falling star . . . violinist.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023
To observe Orson playing soccer on the campgrounds, he says, “was like watching a falling star rocket effortlessly through the sky.”
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023
Every once in a while when you’re at the Hollywood Bowl during a summer evening, you might just see a falling star.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2022
Sometimes an agency doesn’t decline from the zenith like a falling star, but its reputation slouches, bit by bit, toward mediocrity.
From Slate • May 6, 2020
Longstreet waited alone, saw one falling star, reminding him once more of the girl in a field a long time ago.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
