blue moon
Example Sentences
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Once in a blue moon, a person is willing to do the hard internal work that leads to real, sustainable change.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025
Every once in a blue moon, our youngest daughter Amma has a Sunday soccer game; in that case, you’ll find me on the sidelines at her game.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024
It's a phenomenon - or, to use Chappell's terminology, a Femininomenon - that only occurs once in a blue moon.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024
The full moon, which will be both a supermoon and a blue moon, will grace the skies Monday and will appear full until early Wednesday morning, according to NASA.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024
“Not once in a blue moon, or a month of Sundays.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
