gold star
Example Sentences
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"I wrote 'F1 driver.' That's the shining gold star."
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
AI training might not be a gold star that lands you a job, but it is something you can work into your narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
“I’ll give a gold star to whoever drafted the ordinance for creativity. This is some of the most tortured legal reasoning I have ever read,” she said during a council meeting early this month.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024
One of the first Christmas trees visitors will see is decorated with wooden gold star ornaments engraved with the names of fallen service members.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023
The student who found the word the quickest would get a point, and, at the end of the week, the one with the most points would get a gold star.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
