gold star
Example Sentences
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“We want to know and the American people deserve to know and the veterans and the Gold Star mothers deserve to know what were in those dissenting cables, what was so important that these 23 employees were reaching out at the highest levels, saying we disagree with your policy.”
From Washington Times
Suppose an American doctor wanted a gold star when seeing patients and followed all of the guidelines for preventive, chronic and acute disease care issued by well-known medical groups.
From New York Times
‘Gold Star’, ‘Rebella’, ‘Resi’ and ‘Releika’ are extremely flavorful and should never require spraying for scab, mildew or fire blight.
From Seattle Times
Six-year-old Jesse Lewis, killed at Sandy Hook, told his classmates to run when the shooter’s gun jammed; for that, he has a profile on the Fallen Heroes Project, a website where Gold Star families can request a portrait of their loved ones from an artist.
From Slate
Cooke says that this is a contrast to Trump's rants during the 2016 campaign, where he would mostly direct his wild rants at policy concerns, while occasionally letting himself get distracted by a disrespectful Gold Star family or critical former Miss Universe contestant.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
