blue moon
Example Sentences
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As it only happens every few years it is where the expression 'once in a blue moon' comes from.
From BBC
“Once in a blue moon,” the frame reads.
Wright: Every blue moon, they would be in a good mood.
From Los Angeles Times
Once in a blue moon, a person is willing to do the hard internal work that leads to real, sustainable change.
From Salon
It is also a blue moon but those hoping to see a bluish shade to the satellite are out of luck.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
