moonlighted; moonlighting
: to hold a second job in addition to a regular one
moonlighter
noun
Examples of moonlight in a Sentence
Noun
A figure appeared in the moonlight.
Verb
She is a secretary who moonlights as a waitress on weekends.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Barn owl’s feathers match the moonlight The bird’s white reflective underside effectively mimics moonlight, according to the new study describing the team’s findings that published in the journal PNAS on Monday.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2024
Some of the lighter, glittery shades (like Angel and Nudity) can moonlight as highlighter, too.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Such meteors can be quite spectacular, bright enough to attract attention even in the moonlight.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Barn owl’s feathers match the moonlight The bird’s white reflective underside effectively mimics moonlight, according to the new study describing the team’s findings that published in the journal PNAS on Monday.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
That led him from moonlighting as a songwriter to uprooting his life wholesale and moving to New York's Greenwich Village in 1972 to pursue the craft.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2024
Some of the lighter, glittery shades (like Angel and Nudity) can moonlight as highlighter, too.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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moonlight
1 of 2 noun
moon·light
-ˌlīt 
: the light of the moon
moonlight
2 of 2 verb
: to work at a second job in addition to a regular one
moonlighter
noun
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