see stars

idiom

: to see flashes of light usually because one has been hit on the head

I bumped into the wall so hard that I saw stars.

Examples of see stars in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The other was called Star-Land, which talks about being able to see stars in daylight from the bottom of a mineshaft or tall chimney. —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2023 Big Bend National Park, Texas Big Bend National Park is an International Dark Sky Park, and winter is arguably the best time to see stars. —

Sarah L. Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2023 Fans will also see stars such as HARDY, Willie Nelson & Family, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney, Wiz Khalifa, The Beach Boys, Elle King, Bailey Zimmerman, Diplo, Dwight Yoakam, Leon Bridges, and others. —

Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023 In general, when viewing from a dark, moonless site, most people with normal eyesight will see stars down to magnitude 6.0. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 July 2023 In short, Webb can see stars and other deep sky objects perfectly. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 With its enhanced ability to image infrared light, JWST will be able to see stars and galaxies that are much older -- ones that were born a mere 200 million years after the Big Bang -- maybe even older. —

Don Lincoln, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021 In space, astronauts see stars in more than one way. —

Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2017 The producers of the 2023 Oscars ceremony are hoping for a show that represents a return to normal, which also means viewers can expect to see stars showing up on the red carpet before the 95th annual Academy Awards ceremony. —

Kturnqui, oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2023

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