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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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Get dinner back at Drift later and walk in the moonlight along a beach wide enough for a president to land a helicopter, with the sound of the sea and the sea breezes in the coconut palms.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
Alex Heigl, People.com, 18 May 2025
Ready to hit the shelves early next week, Hamdan’s debut novel features a delightful protagonist, Mia, a young Palestinian American woman who moonlights as a stand-up comedian in New York.
—Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Before long, Uma’s taste for cigarettes under the moonlight turns into regular solo walks at all hours.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Get dinner back at Drift later and walk in the moonlight along a beach wide enough for a president to land a helicopter, with the sound of the sea and the sea breezes in the coconut palms.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
Verb
At the time of the murder, Mack was moonlighting as a bodyguard for Knight and was arrested for bank robbery that same year.
—Alex Heigl, People.com, 18 May 2025
Ready to hit the shelves early next week, Hamdan’s debut novel features a delightful protagonist, Mia, a young Palestinian American woman who moonlights as a stand-up comedian in New York.
—Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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“Moonlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moonlight. Accessed 8 Jun. 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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