moonlighted; moonlighting
: to hold a second job in addition to a regular one
moonlighter
noun
Examples of moonlight in a Sentence
Noun
A figure appeared in the moonlight.
Verb
She is a secretary who moonlights as a waitress on weekends.
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Cynthia J. Drake, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Brushing her faux red locks with a fork, Tran, portraying Ariel, sat in a boat in the ballroom under the moonlight.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
In his early twenties, Taylor moonlighted as a local bar singer, doing funk, rock, and soul covers and getting paid in drinks while keeping his day job as a preschool and elementary school teacher.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Even the youngest adventurers got involved in the drumming and dancing under the moonlight.
—Cynthia J. Drake, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Brushing her faux red locks with a fork, Tran, portraying Ariel, sat in a boat in the ballroom under the moonlight.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
Months after Mets star Jose Iglesias took the National League, and then the American League, and then America by storm with his joyous acronym bop, the player — who moonlights as a pop star and performs under the name Candelita — hit a home run with the song’s official upgrade.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
In his early twenties, Taylor moonlighted as a local bar singer, doing funk, rock, and soul covers and getting paid in drinks while keeping his day job as a preschool and elementary school teacher.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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moonlight
1 of 2 noun
moon·light
-ˌlīt 
: the light of the moon
moonlight
2 of 2 verb
: to work at a second job in addition to a regular one
moonlighter
noun
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