the moon
noun
variants
or the Moon
: the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun
Examples of the moon in a Sentence
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Wadi Rum Nature Preserve (Jordan) and Mount Hekla (Iceland)
When Shaw and her colleagues arrive on the moon LV-223, the desert scenery is from the Wadi Rum Nature Preserve in Jordan coupled with backdrops from Iceland’s volcano Mount Hekla, where the final action takes place.
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Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 25 May 2024
Before the moon blocked out the sun for those four minutes.
—Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 19 May 2024
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Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 25 May 2024
Before the moon blocked out the sun for those four minutes.
—Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 19 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for the moon
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“The moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20moon. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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