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

Decades later, the mistakes that led to the Challenger disaster, as well as fallout from the similar 2003 loss of the shuttle Columbia, loom particularly large now, as NASA seeks to launch four astronauts on the ambitious Artemis II mission around the moon as early as next week. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026

With the Artemis 2 mission set to launch (hopefully) any day now, there's never been a better time to celebrate the rocket that will usher in NASA's triumphant return to the moon. —Ian Stokes, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026

For now, the chances of 2024 YR4 colliding with the moon are small. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026

Wondering what the forecast will be like or when the moon will be visible near you? —Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the moon

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