moonshine
Example Sentences
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The rest of the company’s dreams are more moonshine than moon landings.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
In math, Ono is known for his work on a range of topics across number theory, from Ramanujan’s congruences to the umbral moonshine conjecture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
As she sings in "American Requiem" against reverberating acoustic guitar and piercing vocals, she is the "grandbaby of a moonshine man" in Gadsden, Alabama.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2024
The letters showed that Navalny asked for an eclectic range of items, including, variously, a bottle of moonshine, a balalaika, a staff, two pouches of cheap tobacco, a kimono and a black belt.
From Reuters ● Jun. 2, 2023
Their eyes so intent on the wayward stranger who trips into their net, they were blind to the cobalt on their own backs, the moonshine fighting to pierce their comers.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
