How to Use blue moon in a Sentence

blue moon

noun
  • Two full moons in the same month is known as a blue moon.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 22 Sep. 2020
  • This year the blue moon will come in the last third of summer.
    oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2020
  • But just as the blue moon looked set to rise, once again Salah came to the fore.
    Henry Young & Becky Anderson, CNN, 12 Apr. 2018
  • So the new moon waxing right now is the blue moon for March.
    Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2018
  • This year, the full moon appears Mar. 31 and is a blue moon (the second full moon of the month).
    Scott Craven, azcentral, 28 Mar. 2018
  • It's been two years since the last blue moon is August 2021.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The full moon on that date happens to be the second full moon of the month, or a blue moon.
    Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2018
  • This is also the second month in 2018 with a blue moon.
    Leigh Morgan, AL.com, 1 Dec. 2017
  • The next blue moon is expected to take place in May 2026.
    Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, this wasn’t just any blue moon, but a super blue moon.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But in the odd season with four full moons, the third was considered the blue moon.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2020
  • As the second full moon of the month, it is classified as a blue moon.
    James Rogers, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2020
  • The second full moon in a month is called a blue moon, and the second new moon is called a black moon.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 July 2019
  • No one here in Naples, the show’s home turf, was born under a bad sign with a blue moon in their eyes.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The blue moon will be at its fullest point on Saturday.
    Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The full moon Wednesday was also the second of the month, making it a blue moon.
    Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Can one full moon be a blue moon, a blood moon and a supermoon all at once?
    Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 29 Jan. 2018
  • But every once in a blue moon, a new trick will appear out of nowhere and blow me away.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The blue moon eclipse will occur on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
    Aric Jenkins, Time, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Thirteen full moons are in store this year, making one of them a blue moon.
    Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2023
  • As for giving up goals, well, that happens once in a blue moon.
    Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Sunday, August 22, will bring the blue moon over Texas.
    Karly Williams, Chron, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The third full moon in that season is called a seasonal blue moon.
    The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, a blue moon only occurs every two and a half to three years.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The second full moon during a single month is called a blue moon.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The next part — the blue moon — happens much less frequently, as the adage implies.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2017
  • The last blue moon to appear happened in October of 2020 — and on the night of Halloween.
    Karly Williams, Chron, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Wednesday’s blue moon is the first of two this calendar year.
    Blaine Friedlander, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The moon was notable for being the second full moon this month, making it a blue moon.
    William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Because once in a blue moon a pitcher gets hurt swinging a bat?
    Si.com Staff, SI.com, 7 May 2018

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