How to Use lunar in a Sentence

lunar

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• This will be the first of two lunar eclipses in 2022, Space.com said.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 May 2022
• That means there’s no lunar light to wash out the show.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
• On the night of the full moon and with a clear sky, from the mist of the falls, a lunar rainbow will appear.
  — Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2023
• The moon takes about 30 days to revolve around the Earth, which is called a lunar cycle.
  — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
• This is the third time the lunar rocket's launch has been postponed.
  — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2022
• The next lunar new year begins on Jan. 22, and the new feng shui cycle starts Feb. 4.
  — Cao Li, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023
• Later, a lunar sextile to karmic Saturn gives us the urge to make the day count.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
• The sun and moon are hidden from sight in lunar and solar eclipses.
  — Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
• There are lots of reasons to return to the lunar surface.
  — David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
• There will be two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses in 2023.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2023
• The eventual goal is to build a base on the lunar surface.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
• As always, this New Moon marks the start of a new lunar cycle.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
• The United Arab Emirates had a mini lunar rover on board that was lost in the crash.
  — Marcia Dunn, ajc, 26 May 2023
• While that equals the lunar distance from the Earth, the moon was nowhere near its position at that point.
  — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
• If all goes well, NASA could send a crew to the lunar surface as early as 2025.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022
• Total lunar eclipses occur when the Earth lines up between the moon and the sun, hiding the moon from the star's light.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 13 May 2022
• So, one of the first things is trying to build a self-sustainable lunar base.
  — Bret Baier, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023
• This year, the holiday falls on Sept. 17, the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar.
  — Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
• What happens during the new moon phase of the lunar cycle?
  — Emily Newhouse, Allure, 27 July 2022
• The process altered the lunar surface and thus hid the moon’s real age, according to the study.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
• The date changes each year because of the lunar calendar.
  — Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
• The mission made contact with the lunar surface back in 2020.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
• So look out for the next lunar cycle, or catch Kwenders on tour next year.
  — New York Times, 5 May 2022
• Along with that, this year will see lunar eclipses in May and October.
  — Lydia Wang, Women's Health, 7 Feb. 2023
• There’s a reason why countries want to reach key lunar sites first.
  — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
• The landing marked the first time any nation has landed near the south pole and the first lunar touchdown for India.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
• The goal is to create a long-term lunar presence that will grease the skids for sending people to Mars.
  — Marcia Dunn, ajc, 16 Nov. 2022
• Known as the lunar occultation of Mars, the full moon will briefly obscure the Red Planet in the night sky.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
• The lunar surface will turn a spooky reddish color during the event for 65 minutes.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
• The project is part of a NASA program that utilizes public-private partnerships to lay the foundation for a sustained human lunar presence.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025

Last Updated: 24 Mar 2025