Examples of blue moon in a Sentence

once in a blue moon we'll get dressed up and eat in a fancy restaurant

Recent Examples on the Web Esposito’s Genny Savastano wasn’t born under a bad sign, with a blue moon in his eyes. — Andy Meek, BGR, 2 Mar. 2022 And once in a blue moon, a fabulous one comes up for sale: such is the case with the Lanier House, a Beaux-Arts gem on East 35th Street. — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2022 The rarer, blue moon’s light passes through larger dust particles. — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2022 Edinson Cavani, the current second-string centre forward who does pose a threat on the pitch, can only play once in a blue moon and spends the rest of the time on the sidelines or in the treatment room. — Liam Canning, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022 As for giving up goals, well, that happens once in a blue moon. — Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2022 The next blue moon is forecasted for August 2023, much sooner than the 19 years one Facebook post claimed. — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021 Sometimes a blue moon can fall on Halloween, as the post indicates. — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021 The last blue moon to appear happened in October of 2020 — and on the night of Halloween. — Karly Williams, Chron, 19 Aug. 2021 See More

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