blue moon
Example Sentences
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Wright: Every blue moon, they would be in a good mood.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025
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
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
Despite being called a blue moon, the moon doesn't actually turn blue.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024
With the flour and oil she got from trading eggs, Miss Maggie baked bread that made me happier than if I’d had cake, which I tasted only once in a blue moon.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
