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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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
This upholstered daybed looks like a couch, but moonlights as a spot to sleep with an extra trundle below that can accommodate up to two people.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Drafted 53rd in 2021, Bassey hasn’t stuck on an NBA roster, moonlighting for the 76ers, Grizzlies, Celtics and San Antonio Spurs.
—Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Book a kayak or paddleboard tour with Outer Banks Kayak Adventures for a morning or moonlight paddle through the marshes of the Roanoke Sound and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
This upholstered daybed looks like a couch, but moonlights as a spot to sleep with an extra trundle below that can accommodate up to two people.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Compass now oversaw security at a local college, and moonlighted as an investigator for personal-injury attorneys.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Drafted 53rd in 2021, Bassey hasn’t stuck on an NBA roster, moonlighting for the 76ers, Grizzlies, Celtics and San Antonio Spurs.
—Sam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 21 Apr. 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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