star-crossed

Example Sentences

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But, like all good star-crossed stories, the pair fell in love.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

They will portray the star-crossed lovers on stage at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London from March 2026, as first reported by US outlet Deadline.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Yet the comic high jinks, star-crossed lovers and long-lost relatives that pop up in his play “The Miser,” first produced in 1668, will be instantly familiar to anybody who has ever seen a Shakespeare comedy.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

Lauded as a trans-affirming story that also features a star-crossed gay love story, “Nimona” proves that heroines don’t need to be nice or sweet to win us over.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

One of the announcers actually gets teary because it seems the odds will never be in our favor, we star-crossed lovers of District 12.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins