: a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles
Examples of starlet in a Sentence
She was a starlet in the 1940s.
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The Bottega Veneta Fall-Winter 2023 runway look was customized for the starlet with a chic midriff slash — continuing Zendaya’s growing trend of ab-framing outfits — and a full-length hemline.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
There’s something afoot in the starlet stratosphere.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
Hawkins has carefully packaged her as a modern Hollywood starlet–ladylike nods to stars of the past like Audrey Hepburn and Dorothy Dandridge have been showcased too.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
One Day, starring The White Lotus breakout Leo Woodall and British starlet Ambika Mod, hit the platform earlier this month, reintroducing the highs-and-lows of Emma and Dexter's will-they-or-won't-they relationship to a new generation of romance lovers.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
Tony award-winning O’Hara, meanwhile, transforms into a true 1950s starlet as the complex Kirsten, who abuses alcohol not only as a way to court danger, but also to find a sense of connection with her husband.
—EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
Of course, Sweeney isn’t the first to try to conjure the likeness of the world’s most famous starlet — Anna Nicole Smith, Kim Kardashian, Madonna, Beyoncé and even James Franco are just a few who have purposefully imitated Monroe’s platinum coiffure and scarlet lips.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
Lisa Montell Lisa Montell, a Hollywood starlet of the 1950s and '60s, died on March 7 of heart problems and sepsis, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023
As the starlet celebrated the milestone birthday of 30 last year, the biggest lesson she’s learned and implemented is not to overthink.
—Kenneth J. Williams Jr., Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Leah Dolan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
There’s something afoot in the starlet stratosphere.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
Hawkins has carefully packaged her as a modern Hollywood starlet–ladylike nods to stars of the past like Audrey Hepburn and Dorothy Dandridge have been showcased too.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
One Day, starring The White Lotus breakout Leo Woodall and British starlet Ambika Mod, hit the platform earlier this month, reintroducing the highs-and-lows of Emma and Dexter's will-they-or-won't-they relationship to a new generation of romance lovers.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
Tony award-winning O’Hara, meanwhile, transforms into a true 1950s starlet as the complex Kirsten, who abuses alcohol not only as a way to court danger, but also to find a sense of connection with her husband.
—EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
Of course, Sweeney isn’t the first to try to conjure the likeness of the world’s most famous starlet — Anna Nicole Smith, Kim Kardashian, Madonna, Beyoncé and even James Franco are just a few who have purposefully imitated Monroe’s platinum coiffure and scarlet lips.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
Lisa Montell Lisa Montell, a Hollywood starlet of the 1950s and '60s, died on March 7 of heart problems and sepsis, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023
As the starlet celebrated the milestone birthday of 30 last year, the biggest lesson she’s learned and implemented is not to overthink.
—Kenneth J. Williams Jr., Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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