star student
Example Sentences
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He first made his name in L.A. as a gifted pianist and as the star student of the composer Ingolf Dahl at the University of Southern California.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Seven-year-old Delilah, formerly a star student, has become defiant and uninterested in completing her schoolwork.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
He was a star student at the many schools he attended as his family following his father's job around Turkey and later studied economics at Ankara University.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023
She is a star student in Portuguese, she plays jazz in the wind ensemble, and she has learned to cook eggs and potatoes on her own.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2022
Chiron smiled at me sympathetically, the way he used to in Latin class, as if to let me know that no matter what my average was, I was his star student.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
