How to Use blue moon in a Sentence

blue moon

noun
  • What are the two types of blue moon?
    — Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • There are two ways to achieve a blue moon.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • When will May's blue moon peak?
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 May 2026
  • When will May's blue moon peak?
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • Here's what to know about May's blue moon.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • But a blue moon isn’t supposed to last for a year.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • This year the blue moon will come in the last third of summer.
    — oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2020
  • In fact, this wasn’t just any blue moon, but a super blue moon.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • How often does a blue moon occur?
    — Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But just as the blue moon looked set to rise, once again Salah came to the fore.
    — Henry Young & Becky Anderson, CNN, 12 Apr. 2018
  • As for giving up goals, well, that happens once in a blue moon.
    — Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2022
  • When this happens, the second full moon is called a blue moon.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Thirteen full moons are in store this year, making one of them a blue moon.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Here's what else to know about May's blue moon, and what to expect.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 May 2026
  • Can one full moon be a blue moon, a blood moon and a supermoon all at once?
    — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Because once in a blue moon a pitcher gets hurt swinging a bat?
    — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 7 May 2018
  • But every once in a blue moon, a new trick will appear out of nowhere and blow me away.
    — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The second full moon during a single month is called a blue moon.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The third full moon in that season is called a seasonal blue moon.
    — The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, a blue moon only occurs every two and a half to three years.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2020
  • As the second full moon of the month, it is classified as a blue moon.
    — James Rogers, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2020
  • The full moon on that date happens to be the second full moon of the month, or a blue moon.
    — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Sometimes a single year can even feature two blue moons.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
  • Super blue moons can also occur, but don’t be fooled by the name.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Wednesday’s blue moon is the first of two this calendar year.
    — Blaine Friedlander, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Where will May's blue moon be visible?
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 May 2026
  • But in the odd season with four full moons, the third was considered the blue moon.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Every once in a blue moon, maybe one in a thousand, a baby threadleaf tree pops up.
    — Sally McCabe, Philly.com, 3 May 2018
  • The second full moon in a month is called a blue moon, and the second new moon is called a black moon.
    — David Allan, CNN, 30 July 2019
  • The second full moon in a month is called a blue moon, and the second new moon is called a black moon.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 July 2019

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