blue moon

Example Sentences

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“We only get to do this once in a blue moon.”

From Los Angeles Times

The whole yield curve from one month to 30 years is now below the overnight Fed rate, which is something you see only once in a very blue moon.

From Reuters

“Opportunities in terms of the scale and magnitude such as the Oscars or anything of that nature happen once in a blue moon,” said New York-based Rohit Gijare, an Indian American dancer and choreographer.

From Los Angeles Times

Once in a blue moon some will leave a note or a couple of coins laying on the floor.

From Washington Post

So their metabolism must allow them to store energy to persist long periods without food, then release energy to swim against strong currents once in a blue moon.

From Scientific American