How to Use blue moon in a Sentence
blue moon
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And if two full moons occur within a calendar month, which happens every so often, the second one is a called a blue moon.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 31 July 2023
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The beer and the actual blue moon come around far more frequently than a total solar eclipse, but the beverage pairs well with the rarest of celestial events.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
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The second full moon in a calendar month is often referred to as a blue moon, according to the Farmers Almanac.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
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Two full moons in the same month is known as a blue moon.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 22 Sep. 2020
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This year the blue moon will come in the last third of summer.
—oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2020
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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
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So the new moon waxing right now is the blue moon for March.
—Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2018
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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
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It's been two years since the last blue moon is August 2021.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
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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
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This is also the second month in 2018 with a blue moon.
—Leigh Morgan, AL.com, 1 Dec. 2017
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The next blue moon is expected to take place in May 2026.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2023
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In fact, this wasn’t just any blue moon, but a super blue moon.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
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Then, to cap off the month, a full blue moon will be visible Aug. 30.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
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But in the odd season with four full moons, the third was considered the blue moon.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2020
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As the second full moon of the month, it is classified as a blue moon.
—James Rogers, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2020
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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
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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
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The blue moon will be at its fullest point on Saturday.
—Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2020
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The full moon Wednesday was also the second of the month, making it a blue moon.
—Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 31 Jan. 2018
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Can one full moon be a blue moon, a blood moon and a supermoon all at once?
—Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 29 Jan. 2018
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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
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The blue moon eclipse will occur on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
—Aric Jenkins, Time, 24 Jan. 2018
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Thirteen full moons are in store this year, making one of them a blue moon.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2023
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As for giving up goals, well, that happens once in a blue moon.
—Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2022
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Sunday, August 22, will bring the blue moon over Texas.
—Karly Williams, Chron, 19 Aug. 2021
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The third full moon in that season is called a seasonal blue moon.
—The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
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In fact, a blue moon only occurs every two and a half to three years.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2020
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The second full moon during a single month is called a blue moon.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
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The next part — the blue moon — happens much less frequently, as the adage implies.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2017
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