“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

Cultural  

1. A children's poem. Its first stanza reads:

   Twinkle, twinkle, little star ;

   How I wonder what you are!

   Up above the world so high

   Like a diamond in the sky,

   Twinkle, twinkle, little star!

   How I wonder what you are.

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Example Sentences

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star When a star in the sky has begun To look twinkly, I always have fun Asking, “What is this thing, So high up, bright as bling?”

From Washington Post

Afterward, he played a bit of Debussy and “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”

From New York Times

“I’ve had students who could barely play ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ as fourth graders and see them play Rachmaninoff as 12th graders,” she remarked.

From Washington Times

The ad shows shots of the SpaceX astronaut uniform in space to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and is directed by Bryce Dallas Howard.

From Seattle Times

A whole world exists beyond “The Wheels on the Bus” and “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” and it has expanded during the pandemic, as musicians have found themselves at home with ample recording time.

From New York Times