moonlighted; moonlighting
: to hold a second job in addition to a regular one
moonlighter
noun
Examples of moonlight in a Sentence
Noun
A figure appeared in the moonlight.
Verb
She is a secretary who moonlights as a waitress on weekends.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Despite bright moonlight from October's full Supermoon, recent comet brightness estimates at the Comet Observation Database (COBS) indicate that Lemmon has been a relatively easy object to sight with good binoculars.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Tucker Carlson, the one-time cable news king now moonlighting as a dissident podcaster, has evinced an unhealthy obsession with the Jewish people and the state of Israel.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
If possible, block the moonlight with a tree or other natural barrier to increase visibility.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Despite bright moonlight from October's full Supermoon, recent comet brightness estimates at the Comet Observation Database (COBS) indicate that Lemmon has been a relatively easy object to sight with good binoculars.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Since Oliver’s injury, one-technique DaQuan Jones has had to moonlight at three-technique in each game, as the Bills have tried to get by.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Tucker Carlson, the one-time cable news king now moonlighting as a dissident podcaster, has evinced an unhealthy obsession with the Jewish people and the state of Israel.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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moonlight
1 of 2 noun
moon·light
-ˌlīt 
: the light of the moon
moonlight
2 of 2 verb
: to work at a second job in addition to a regular one
moonlighter
noun
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