How to Use moonlight in a Sentence

moonlight

1 of 2 noun

• A figure appeared in the moonlight.
• The moonlight at full moon phase added to the drama last night.
  — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
• The nest of blonde curls atop her head glistened in the moonlight.
  — Ariel Nicholson, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
• Bright moonlight could dim the view, and clouds could obscure it.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2021
• Well, of course there would be something in the moonlight way out there.
  — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
• An onyx sea, white rippled through inky black, foams away in the moonlight.
  — CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
• The kind of night when lovers toss and turn and palm trees rustle in the moonlight.
  — Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• Then, just put it in the brightest spot in your home where the moonlight can shine on it.
  — Brie Gatchalian, Woman's Day, 6 May 2022
• Lost in the moonlight pool with Bunny.
  — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
• If there were a lake, the moonlight would dance across it in conniptions.
  — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
• The moon is new, so there will be no moonlight to obscure the meteors.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 May 2022
• Ella looked up at her mama, the moonlight drenching her brown skin.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2022
• The man lifted a finger, piercing the moonlight like a knife.
  — Paul Yoon, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
• This week the night skies begin to clear of moonlight as our satellite rises very late at night.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 June 2021
• This dim light is very similar to the moonlight that shines on the Earth at night.
  — Deana L. Weibel, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
• Even better, the moon is new, so there will be no moonlight to wash out the faint meteors.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 26 May 2022
• That moonlight will squelch all but the very brightest of meteors.
  — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
• Here’s when to watch and how to catch the best views before bright moonlight interferes.
  — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026
• Under moonlight, the staff unfurled floating foam mats off the stern.
  — Heidi Mitchell, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2023
• The venue has low lighting, to mimic moonlight, and the courses are served on wood or stone plates.
  — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
• And the rabbit in the moonlight pool was trembling, trembling.
  — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
• Stories with owls under the moonlight.
  — Hazlitt, 17 Feb. 2026
• Bike Newport hosts a free 15-mile moonlight bike ride on the full moon of each month.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022
• The moonlight was now a deep silver pool in which Bunny floated.
  — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
• And moonlight isn’t the only threat to the dark skies needed for a clear view of the meteors.
  — Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2021
• The first week or so of February will be a bit messed up because of bright moonlight.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
• Second, the top comes off for moonlight drives or the refreshing bite of cold air on a dawn patrol.
  — Mark Ewing, Forbes, 7 July 2021
• Hatchling sea turtles find their way to the Gulf waters by moonlight or starlight.
  — al, 3 June 2021
• The full moon will occur on Friday, bringing bright moonlight in the days ahead.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2023
• The all-ages event will not be tented and will happen rain or moonlight, with no ticket refunds.
  — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 16 July 2021

moonlight

2 of 2 verb

• She is a secretary who moonlights as a waitress on weekends.
• Their daughter moonlights as a DJ.
  — Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026
• Exercise that moonlights as a chance to test-drive a high-impact new beauty look?
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2018
• Well, Reid moonlights as a coffee roaster.
  — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
• House Eleven, a coffee shop that moonlights as a bar, has killer espresso martinis.
  — Bob Carlton, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
• At this point, some of you could probably moonlight as beauty editors.
  — Allure Editors, Allure, 20 May 2026
• Enter Lili Reinhart, and an evening-ready updo that moonlights as a trompe l'oeil chop.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2019
• This drying rack can also moonlight as a display stand for storage on open shelves and countertops.
  — Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2020
• Marissa Teator, who moonlights as a zookeeper in Millbrook, said.
  — Micah Hauser, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
• Tannat The chef, who moonlights as a street artist, cut his teeth in the kitchens of Le Bristol.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2018
• The do-it-all darling of every Southern kitchen can also moonlight as a roasting pan.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
• The center will house a library, a healing arts space, a workshop space and will moonlight as a performance venue.
  — Kaitlin McCallum, courant.com, 4 Sep. 2019
• Some of the Coast Guard civilian workers are moonlighting.
  — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
• In between his time as a head coach, Orgeron has moonlighted as a defensive line coach.
  — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
• Newell moonlighted as a pioneer of skinny ski stunt jumping.
  — Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
• There’s a bit of gray area with the nomenclature, but these masks also moonlight as overnight moisturizers.
  — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2021
• Tess murmurs, having had no idea that Alex, who works in finance, has started moonlighting in standup.
  — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
• An events planner, his pay cut by four-fifths, now moonlights as a takeout delivery driver — and can no longer afford to eat out.
  — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2020
• And then there is the military, where increasing numbers of soldiers are moonlighting to pay the bills.
  — Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
• This model even moonlights as a fully functional bench for outdoor hangouts.
  — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
• The show was in a banquet hall attached to a gas station that moonlighted as VFW.
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
• Mizrahi has been moonlighting as a part-time nightclub entertainer since the late ’80s.
  — Maria Ward, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2018
• On the other side is a team whose players moonlight as night club bouncers, English teachers and groundskeepers.
  — Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
• But the Theodore linebacker has been impressive with the ball in his hands – moonlighting as a runner -- this season.
  — al, 13 Oct. 2019
• Bad Bunny does return to his Benito birth name when moonlighting on screen.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
• How about, idk, a world-famous pop star who dabbles in acting and moonlights as the best thing about the Met Gala every year?
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 15 June 2019
• Kate Hudson and Glen Powell are movie stars who moonlight as drinking buddies.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
• Her next project will be starring in Hit Man, a film based on the true story of a Texas cop who moonlights as a hitman.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
• Porrati, who moonlights as a chef, was taking us through a cooking demo in the courtyard outside his store under the bluebird sky.
  — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
• But he was intrigued by the possibility of moonlighting for the Qataris.
  — Nate Jones, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024