Example Sentences

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There is no one but us in this part of the ship; I fixed that up before I went after you; even your friend Craig is mooning around somewhere on deck, dreaming about a fortune.

From Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune by Kimball, Alonzo

I believe he is mooning away his time in Herefordshire, with his mother's people.'

From The Golden Calf by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

It is so easy to sniff when one is mooning in imagination over cathedrals, but I have since taken back all those sniffs.

From As Seen By Me by Bell, Lilian