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
“Horrible,” said the Mayan Queen’s captain, Richard Kirkby, who described the sea as “pitch black” on that nearly moonless night.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
It was a moonless night and it was drizzling.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2023
The best views of the meteors happen when the sky is dark and moonless.
From National Geographic ● Apr. 21, 2023
It was darker than an underground cave on a moonless night.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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