moonbeam

Example Sentences

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Illuminated as if by a moonbeam, the oval bar is the heart of the restaurant, situated on the 11th floor of the Watermark.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2022

Off the tee, his throws are freaky flat — more rifle shot than moonbeam — and seem to defy physics as they cut through the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2016

One particular number, Abracadabra, in which the gypsy teaches a smitten scribbler how to juggle and encourages him to "balance a moonbeam, light as a feather", is vintage Bart.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2013

She’s frisky and feisty, an embodiment of the descriptions the nuns sing about Maria: a will-o’-the wisp, a moonbeam and a wave upon the sand.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2010

He could no more hug Silas than he could hold a moonbeam, not because his guardian was insubstantial, but because it would be wrong.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman