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

Firouz was sent to a Roman Catholic boarding school in Tehran, where he was a star student and a math whiz.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

My older brother was a star student in elementary school.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan