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

If the engineering physics were perfect—and engineering physics are never perfect—a lunar crew could use just one spacecraft to get to the moon, land, blast back off, and return home. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

This award-winning concrete dome in the high desert is designed to look like a UFO, with soaring curved ceilings, plaster walls the color of the moon, and furniture carved from boulders. — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Tear your gaze away from the moon and find a trio of spectacular multi-colored lights forming a tight triangle high in the southern sky. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026

But by moving the date to July, according to researchers, the moon, Venus, and a star cluster called the Hyades that are depicted in the painting could have been seen by Van Gogh from his window at the asylum. — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the moon

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