blue moon
Example Sentences
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Wright: Every blue moon, they would be in a good mood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Once in a blue moon, a person is willing to do the hard internal work that leads to real, sustainable change.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2025
Every once in a blue moon, our youngest daughter Amma has a Sunday soccer game; in that case, you’ll find me on the sidelines at her game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
It's a phenomenon - or, to use Chappell's terminology, a Femininomenon - that only occurs once in a blue moon.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
But every weekend, there are at least a handful that catch his ear, and once in a blue moon, there is a singer or a song that makes him jump out of his seat.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
