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
• Then, to cap off the month, a full blue moon will be visible Aug. 30.
  — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 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
• There are two types of blue moons: seasonal and monthly.
  — Doyle Rice, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2024
• The next seasonal blue moon won't take place until May 2027.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024