over the moon

Example Sentences

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She said she thought he was "over the moon" about the result.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

"She would have been over the moon that someone has thought about this and taken the trouble to find the owner," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

So when I got the opportunity to spin at Coachella, the country’s festival of all festivals, I was over the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The treaty allows all nations to explore and use the moon “exclusively for peaceful purposes,” and bans any claims of sovereignty over the moon.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

“The Major’s got a friend, I’ve got a name, happy campers each and every, tickled pink, over the moon, five hops forward, no hops back, if you get my meaning.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el