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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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2026
Three of the photographs were taken on the same night, with moonlight brightening the Arctic landscape.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
For two decades, Baraka, the son of the poet Amiri Baraka, was a teacher and a high-school principal who moonlighted as a candidate for elective office.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Noun
This black dress was particularly designed to be worn in the moonlight.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2026
Three of the photographs were taken on the same night, with moonlight brightening the Arctic landscape.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
Netflix may be eyeing two of them with its surprise hit of 2025, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans’s musical comedy on K-pop stars who moonlight as demon hunters.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
For two decades, Baraka, the son of the poet Amiri Baraka, was a teacher and a high-school principal who moonlighted as a candidate for elective office.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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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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