How to Use full moon in a Sentence

full moon

noun
  • The first full moon of the year is about to rise over the skies.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The hunter's moon this year is the first full moon of fall.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The first full moon of the year is right around the corner.
    — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 11 Jan. 2021
  • Out above the ocean a fat, full moon hung high in the inky sky.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2020
  • There was a full moon in the sky, the only source of light.
    — Ling Ma, The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
  • When is the best time to see the full moon in July 2024?
    — John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2024
  • For the month of August, the full moon is called the Sturgeon moon.
    — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2023
  • This year the equinox was on March 21, and the next full moon will be seen on April 6.
    — Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The Full Cold Moon, which is the last full moon of the year, will light up the sky next week.
    — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The inky sky above was scattered with stars, the full moon.
    — Ling Ma, The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
  • They are best observed on the five nights around the full moon.
    — Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • The next full moon will be the first full supermoon of 2023.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 June 2023
  • In the not-so-distant past, a full moon was just a full moon.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • As the sun sets in the western sky, the full moon will rise in the eastern sky.
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The next full moon of 2021 will occur on Friday in the U.S.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 July 2021
  • The first full moon of fall will appear in just a few weeks.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The first rays of the morning sun and the glow of the full moon will touch here first as time ticks on.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Imagine a full moon for a buck's bright stroll through the woods.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022
  • In the early hours of Sept. 29, the full moon will reach its peak size and brightness.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
  • While the date changes each year, Passover always falls on a full moon in the spring.
    — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 5 Apr. 2023
  • This is also the Paschal Full Moon; the first full moon of the spring season.
    — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Cold Moon The final full moon of the year, known as the Cold Moon, is named for the chilly time of year.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Thursday's full moon will be the smallest one of the year.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 18 Nov. 2021
  • For the first time since 1985, the full moon lands right on the summer solstice.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2024
  • Known as the Pink Moon, or the Paschal Moon, this month’s full moon was the smallest full moon of 2025.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The second full moon of the month will be the Blue Moon which will shine in the sky on Halloween.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 1 Oct. 2020
  • In China, Lunar New Year lasts from the new moon to the next full moon.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The folding occurred, and the full moon became a half-moon.
    — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Just keep in mind that this year’s 84% full moon will wash out all but the brightest meteors.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
  • The full moon in your sign on the 12th should illuminate any relationships that may need to evolve, change, or end in your life.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025

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