How to Use North Star in a Sentence

North Star

noun
Definition of North Starnext
  • Since then, Miles has been a real artistic North Star for me.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Don’t forget these days, because these days are going to be the thing that is your North Star.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Anthony Tyler Quinn, was their North Star from 1994 on.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Spilling my heart, telling her how much her work has impacted me and that she’s been such a North Star for me as a writer.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 2 May 2023
  • The left side of the design features a North Star on a navy blue background resembling the state’s K-shape, while the right side is a solid light blue.
    — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The Polaris, or North Star, on the flag is a symbol of Alaska’s northern location.
    — Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • This is your North Star, the anchor around which your activities and resources revolve.
    — Robin Elledge, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Deepak Bhargava [clip]: So the idea is that our North Star goal would be to be the most welcoming country on earth for immigrants and refugees.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
  • Without a North Star guiding older adults on how to use cannabis, there is a grass-roots effort among some seniors to teach one another.
    — Christina Caron, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Annual free cash flow—Broadcom’s true North Star—has grown nearly eightfold to $13.3 billion in that time.
    — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 1 June 2022
  • The college and career readiness pillar of the county school system’s plan aligns with its North Star Initiative.
    — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The odds don’t favor you past the first weekend, but history offers you a North Star, a small glimmer of hope that anything is possible.
    — Christian Stone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Travel has always been my North Star, and the anonymity of these wanderlust moments simply feels like a gentle, warm hug when the world closes in on you.
    — Tenille Clarke, Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
  • That previous group, North Star Hotel Development, had pitched a 132-room hotel for the site.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The theater announced the donation to their North Star Fund, which helps toward improvements and future shows, per their website.
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The Weekender logo possesses a doorway, a North Star: progress and ascension.
    — Alex Wagner, SPIN, 29 July 2022
  • For Zappos, this meant tapping into its North Star: customer service.
    — Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • One of his legacies is the Turing test, which measures whether a machine can think like a human, and has long been a North Star in the artificial intelligence field.
    — Rachel Shin, Fortune, 20 June 2023
  • Fans of Perfect Moment will recognized the brand's signature North Star emblem, which offers the perfect complement to the sporty feel of this face mask.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Kelvin’s a prime example of the avalanche that is formed when that becomes your North Star, just knowing that some little kid somewhere is going to watch you and their life’s going to change, which is what happened to me.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Start by establishing a clear, guiding vision for your company—think of it as your business's North Star.
    — Hao Lam, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Like most entertainers, Lamar walks a path toward his own North Star, with few discernible moral barriers.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
  • After all, that's every great marketing leader's true North Star.
    — Nataly Kelly, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The fact that Biden immediately gave Harris his full backing will surely be a North Star for many seeking guidance.
    — Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • This 'North Star' could be anything from sales targets to launching new products or expanding into new markets.
    — Mykola Tymkiv, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Enabling safe innovation is our North Star here at the Safety Institute.
    — Tharin Pillay, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Her loyalty and presence have been a North Star in my own romantic relationships.
    — Sarah Carrillo, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Douglass’ vision of America as a multi-hued beacon of global liberty still looms ahead of us like a rhetorical North Star.
    — John Blake, CNN, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Human well-being and dignity should be our North Star—with innovation in a supporting role.
    — Time, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Scandinavian countries are renowned for pioneering equal rights, hockey and the connection to our North Star State.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024

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