moonlight
noun
the light of the moon.
was moonlighting
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past progressiveof moonlight.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Commisso eventually got a job in commercial banking at Chase Manhattan, where his boss was unaware that he was moonlighting at a nightclub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
But while I was moonlighting as an Iowan, one of my colleagues on staff is the real thing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
First came the Electric String Band, a psychedelic outfit that blended hooky rock with orchestral strings featuring guitarist Trevor Burton, who was moonlighting from the Move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
And he was moonlighting in Canandaigua where there was a federal court.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023
But did you ever hear of a youngster who'd sit behind the door and suck his thumbs while there was moonlighting in the air?
From The Pioneers by Katharine Susannah Prichard
