How to Use the moon in a Sentence
the moon
noun-
The words would rise, the way the sun and the moon always did.
— Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023 -
Leslie sighed, then looked up at the moon, which was full.
— Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024 -
More visits to the moon from around the world are on the horizon.
— Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2023 -
For the exact time the moon will be fullest in your area, check timeanddate.com.
— Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 June 2024 -
Turn the flash off and focus the camera on the moon rather than on the sky.
— Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023 -
But landing on the moon is risky — and many have tried and failed in the past.
— Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023 -
Leo is ruled by the sun, while Cancer is ruled by the moon.
— Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 21 July 2024 -
Then, the moon gets some time in and out of the sun with its own partial eclipse.
— CNN, 29 Oct. 2023 -
One of the photos shows Jennie (but not you) in front of the moon.
— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023 -
The Apollo program was the first to bring humans to the moon.
— Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2023 -
Glass was working to beat the setting sun and to harness the pull of the moon.
— Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 -
For a couple of hours, the light of the moon is dimmed, changing the entire look of the sky.
— ELLE, 1 May 2023 -
China also aims to land its first crew on the moon around the end of the decade.
— Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023 -
Cislunar space is the space between the Earth and the moon.
— Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024 -
Merely sending probes and rovers to the moon and Mars won’t do.
— Kim Tingley, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023 -
The south pole of the moon is the target for all of the various nations.
— Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2023 -
Before the moon blocked out the sun for those four minutes.
— Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 19 May 2024 -
Glover, 46, will be the first person of color to voyage to the moon.
— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2023 -
An easy way to commune with the moon is to go outside and look at it.
— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023 -
The birches in a grove, stretching all the way to the sky, the moon sliding into place?
— Hazlitt, 22 Feb. 2023 -
Glover will be the first Black astronaut to travel to the moon.
— Purbita Saha, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2023 -
Jupiter and Mercury will be closest to the horizon, with Mars next to the moon.
— Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023 -
The craft is expected to land on the moon on August 23.
— Rhea Mogul, CNN, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Your sweet side comes out as the moon and Venus harmonize.
— USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023 -
China is hoping to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade.
— Linah Mohammad, NPR, 6 May 2024 -
This is not Japan's first attempt at landing on the moon.
— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2023 -
The resulting shade will look like the moon is eating the upper left area of the sun.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2023 -
While the moon will go in front of the sun no matter what, pesky clouds could block the view for Kansas Citians.
— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024 -
The rocket is also critical to NASA’s plan to return astronauts to the moon.
— Michael Sheetz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024 -
Starship made a successful fifth flight test yesterday on its quest to head to the moon and eventually to Mars.
— Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2024
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