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

Recent Examples on the Web

The proclamation also highlights the success of NASA's Artemis II mission in April, which carried four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon and set a record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Kennedy had a goal, engineers developed a vision, and Apollo reached the moon. — Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

Parts of the city would flood again weeks later, due to a combination of king tides spurred by the moon's gravitational pull, warm El Niño waters, and an ocean-elevating Kelvin wave. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026

The man steps outside onto a balcony and gazes up at the moon. — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the moon

• attune
• baboon
• balloon
• bassoon
• buffoon
• cartoon
• cocoon
• festoon
• gaboon
• harpoon
• immune
• impugn