lunar eclipse

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Words nearby lunar eclipse

lunar, lunar caustic, lunar cycle, lunar day, lunar distance, lunar eclipse, lunar excursion module, lunarian, lunar module, lunar month, Lunar Orbiter

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How to use lunar eclipse in a sentence

Once 2007 rolled along, Kardashian's Ray J sex tape catapulted her to fame, helping her eclipse her former employer.
Kim Kardashian’s Days as Paris Hilton’s Lowly Assistant|Amy Zimmerman|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That's what The Twilight Saga: Eclipse sounds like when it's up to the clever Bad Lip Reading folks.
Viral Video of the Day: 'Twilight 3' Bad Lip Reading|The Daily Beast Video|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tao Lin charts the path of lunar hamsters in search of some decent wifi sometime in the year 2027.
Crazy Cartography: Artists and Writers Conjure a Slew of Imaginative Maps|Lauren Elkin|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wanted to be a big nova that would eclipse everything.... That was the only thing that would satisfy Andy.
We Can’t Stop Talking About Andy Warhol|Bob Colacello|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He wanted to be a big nova that would eclipse everything. . . . That was the only thing that would satisfy Andy.
Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Andy Warhol|Bob Colacello|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But you, so formed to shine—to eclipse all others—do you never dance, seorita?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
He held all the records for height, and it was known that at Attercliffe he meant to endeavour to eclipse his own achievements.
Uncanny Tales|Various
The continent of Europe-Asia would of itself appear larger than all the lunar surface which is visible to us.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Only in the southern ocean can the waters obey the lunar and solar attraction in anything like a normal way.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The architecture and paintings also indicate, with the increase of wealth and luxury, the decline and fatal eclipse of art.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

Scientific definitions for lunar eclipse

lunar eclipse

See under eclipse.