Example Sentences
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Ask yourself why so many predatory animals can see perfectly on a moonless night.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
Osman Taha, a badly wounded officer in the Sudanese military, as he crossed the Nile on a moonless night last November.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024
When the solar system was young, the infant Earth was moonless, a solitary planet looping around the primordial sun.
From National Geographic • Oct. 23, 2023
It was a moonless night and it was drizzling.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2023
She shone as bright as the stars on a moonless night.
From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
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