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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Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
For example, several waterfalls, such as Victoria Falls in southern Africa and Cumberland Falls in Kentucky, see lunar rainbows when the bright moonlight gets refracted in the dense mist.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
As further evidence of government surveillance insiders moonlighting in the data broker market, the SpyCloud researchers point to a leak earlier this year of communications and documents from I-Soon, a cyberespionage contractor to the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State Security.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Join 12 others in the comments View Comments One key aspect Roulin said needed further explanation was the behavior of voles under moonlight.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
For example, several waterfalls, such as Victoria Falls in southern Africa and Cumberland Falls in Kentucky, see lunar rainbows when the bright moonlight gets refracted in the dense mist.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
Lemon, meanwhile, was moonlighting as a cornerback during one stretch as a freshman.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
As further evidence of government surveillance insiders moonlighting in the data broker market, the SpyCloud researchers point to a leak earlier this year of communications and documents from I-Soon, a cyberespionage contractor to the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State Security.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 30 Dec. 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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