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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Benji Jones, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
Artemisia ‘Silver Mound’ has lacy foliage that glimmers under the moonlight.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
If Realmuto or Schwarber moonlighted at first base, that could reduce some strain on Harper, who would have more DH days as a result.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Each year, in late spring and early summer, female sea turtles will crawl out of the ocean under moonlight to lay their eggs in the sand, often returning to the same beach on which they were born many years earlier.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
Artemisia ‘Silver Mound’ has lacy foliage that glimmers under the moonlight.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
Justin Bieber is moonlighting as model wife Hailey Bieber's fashion photographer.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
If Realmuto or Schwarber moonlighted at first base, that could reduce some strain on Harper, who would have more DH days as a result.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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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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