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 peak energy of the full moon occurs when the moon is at its fullest, but the energy can last up to three days.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
  • When the moon’s orbit brings it closer to Earth than usual, this cosmic combo is called a supermoon.
    Doyle Rice, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2024

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