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

Who’s the star student of the boot camp?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Seven-year-old Delilah, formerly a star student, has become defiant and uninterested in completing her schoolwork.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

Mitsumi, the star student of her small seaside town, moves to Tokyo to attend an elite prep school.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

I just wanted to go downstairs and demonstrate to my exacting great-aunt what a gifted girl I was, how it would take no effort at all for me to become her star student.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama