moonlighting

Example Sentences

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He quit Momofuku Ko but when the chef at Sergeantsville Inn left, he stepped in and was soon moonlighting in the kitchen a few days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“When I first rode in the Golden Dragon Chinese New Year parade with him, I looked at him and thought, ‘Are you moonlighting as a movie star?’” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Back in 2001, the English Premier League took that step and fans saw a drastic improvement once the referees no longer spent their days moonlighting as teachers or taxi drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

The 24-year-old is moonlighting at Eurovision from his day job at the Vienna State Opera, where he's had roles in The Magic Flute and Von der Liebe Tod.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

Teachers, especially a teacher moonlighting as a counselor, tend to get left out of student gossip.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher