moonlight

[US]/'muːnlaɪt/
[UK]/'munlaɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.activities taking place in the moonlight
escaping under the moonlight (usually to avoid debts)
a person participating in a night raid

Phrases & Collocations

romantic moonlight

by moonlight

moonlight shadow

Example Sentences

The moonlight shone on the calm sea.

the moonlight made things seem intangible.

Moonlight drips through the leaves.

The moonlight gleamed on the river.

These workers moonlight to live on a higher plane.

Her spectacles glinted in the moonlight.

Moonlight glanced off the windows of the darkened building.

to find a peaceful place where sb. can play the xylophone in the moonlight without disturbance

moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another.

Do you have extra time? Become a moonlighter today!

moonlight blanked the weakest shiners, but the powerful stars were gleaming.

Toffy the wind, back to the memory of the past. Pale moonlight, lured from the emotional heart.

a floral pattern that was splashed with pink; moonlight splashing the deserted courtyard.

We dance on the green, dine at the hermitage, and wander in the woods by moonlight.

When I called to get the money she owed me, I found she’d done a moonlight flit.

The springal will take his girl away in the moonlight,then enjoy a nearly secluded life in the forest for a whole month.

Real-world Examples

Call them stargazers, sun seekers, see the moonlights in their eyes.

Source: CNN Selected March 2016 Collection

That disappears when you turn the moonlight back on.

Source: Little Bear Charlie

Yeah, I think my masseuse might moonlight.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Looking down at his legs, he saw only moonlight and shadow.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Oh, I can't see it, we need more moonlight. Oh, moonlight!

Source: Uncle teaches you to learn basic English.

Harry could see him frowning in the moonlight.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

They shrank into the shadows and watched as it emerged into a patch of moonlight.

Source: All-Star Read "Harry Potter" Collection

The rock was like bleached bones in the moonlight.

Source: Brave New World

He moonlights where Estefan's playing tonight.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

A ray of moonlight lay across its staring face.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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