over the moon

Example Sentences

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"She would have been over the moon that someone has thought about this and taken the trouble to find the owner," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The treaty allows all nations to explore and use the moon “exclusively for peaceful purposes,” and bans any claims of sovereignty over the moon.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

"I'm over the moon, I'm pleased with that. He threw everything at me at the end there," Hawkins told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

I’m not going to lie, I was over the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

And when, six weeks after he leaves, I write to tell him that I’m pregnant, Dutchy says that he is over the moon.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline