Below you will find example sentences with "blue moon". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Blue Moon in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: moon
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.8 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 13 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "blue moon" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a blue moon does not, a blue moon is relatively, full, month and lunar stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with toronto blue, full moon, new moon, new moon and moon landing, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with blue moon
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Fan of a super moon, blue moon or blood moon? (10 words)
So the second full moon in a month becomes the blue moon. (12 words)
On tap you’ll find Ice Breaker, Blue Moon, Brooklyn Lager and Hells. (13 words)
Blue Origin’s so-called Blue Moon lunar lander, unveiled by Bezos in May, is in development and sits at the center of the space company’s ambition to ferry humans into deep space and land key contracts from the U.S. space agency for space exploration. (47 words)
To have a blue moon in October, the first full moon has to fall on either the first or the second day of the month and the second one on either the 30th or the 31st day of the month. (40 words)
The last in this series of Supermoons will be on January 31st which will make it not only a “Supermoon” but also a “Blue Moon” since it’ll be the second full-moon occurring in a month’s time. (39 words)
Fan of a super moon, blue moon or blood moon? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Blue Moon does not actually mean the moon is turning blue, it means that it’s the second full moon in a single month.
Fan of a super moon, blue moon or blood moon?
The eclipse will coincide with a slightly larger full moon (a "supermoon") and the second full moon in a month (a "blue moon").
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces Blue Moon, a lunar landing vehicle for the Moon, during a Blue Origin event in Washington, DC, May 9, 2019.
Some also think the Blue Moon moniker could refer to those even more rare instances when dust in the Earth’s atmosphere gives the moon a bluish tint.
So the second full moon in a month becomes the blue moon.
The reason it’s a Blue Moon is because it’s the third — and final — full moon in the astronomical summer season, which runs from summer solstice to fall equinox.
But no one can deny that this Halloween’s full moon – and a Blue Moon at that – is a rare lunar phenomenon.
Lunar Outpost CEO Justin Cyrus told GeekWire that his company’s collection system could fly on any lander heading to the moon, and not necessarily on the Blue Moon lander.
The Blue Moon comes after the October Harvest Moon that fell on October 2, and it theoretically signifies the time to start stocking for winter.
To have a blue moon in October, the first full moon has to fall on either the first or the second day of the month and the second one on either the 30th or the 31st day of the month.
If you miss this one, the next blue moon total lunar eclipse will happen on December 31, 2028, though it won't be quite as large since the moon will not be at its closest point to Earth.
The last in this series of Supermoons will be on January 31st which will make it not only a “Supermoon” but also a “Blue Moon” since it’ll be the second full-moon occurring in a month’s time.
Blue Origin’s so-called Blue Moon lunar lander, unveiled by Bezos in May, is in development and sits at the center of the space company’s ambition to ferry humans into deep space and land key contracts from the U.S. space agency for space exploration.
A blue moon is relatively rare, happening about once every two years… but there’s nothing about it that makes it really appear blue.
A blue Moon occurs when the pattern of days in a year means there are 13 full Moons instead of the usual 12.
A spokesperson for The Blue Moon confirmed to the that the pub is “closed permanently as of today, but the owners are looking for a manager/tenant to resume the business as normal”.
I got him a Blue Moon shirt from a club at Pitt that he isn’t even in, and a 30-rack every time he comes up — this is how I keep him around.
In 2020, Blue Moon Brewing stunned the beer world when it won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival for a style that was pioneered by small craft breweries: hazy pale ale.
On tap you’ll find Ice Breaker, Blue Moon, Brooklyn Lager and Hells.