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

Traveling more than a quarter-million miles away from Earth, the Artemis II crew swung around the moon without landing on a 10-day mission that could set the stage for humans to return to the surface as early as 2028. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Once the moon enters Taurus, however, the pace slows down, and the need for stability takes precedence. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

To the moon All the political developments of the last 24 hours have not stopped stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting 53,000 for the first time ever. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 July 2026

The sky will be dark, and the moon will be largely invisible to the naked eye. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for the moon

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