moonlighting

Example Sentences

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Commisso eventually got a job in commercial banking at Chase Manhattan, where his boss was unaware that he was moonlighting at a nightclub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The King, who seemed in festive form, joked with carol singers that they must be "moonlighting from the Royal Opera House" and teased reporters that they were not getting to test the drinks on display.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

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

Announcin’ his latest moonlighting endeavor, Newsom told reporters, “I want to engage people that often I engage with in private and make public those conversations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

Ill Patrolman Mancuso had tried a little moonlighting in his effort to apprehend someone, anyone for the sergeant.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole