full moon
nounDefinition of full moon
: the moon with its whole apparent disk illuminated
Examples of full moon in a Sentence
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The occasion was the Scantic River Watershed Association’s annual full moon paddle, a tradition that some paddlers look forward to every year. — Annie Gentile, courant.com, "Full Moon Paddle Provides Scenic, Serene River Ride," 22 Aug. 2019 All is not lost, though, because the nearly full moon sets below the southwest horizon by 3:30 a.m., leaving almost two hours of darker skies. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, "Sky Watch: Don’t wait for its peak to look for the Perseid meteor shower," 11 Aug. 2019 There is a full moon during that time, which means the sky will be brighter then usual and the shooting stars will be harder to see. — Tainaya Nash, House Beautiful, "The Annual Perseid Meteor Shower is Happening This Weekend," 5 Aug. 2019 The show follows three teenage girls who gained the ability to transform into mermaids after ending up in a pool of under a dormant volcano just as a full moon passes above them. — Allie Gemmill, Teen Vogue, "Netflix Wanted to Let TikTok Teens Know That "H2O: Just Add Water" Is Now Available to Stream," 2 Aug. 2019 There was no full moon above Oracle Park on Friday night. — Mike Digiovanna, latimes.com, "Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers lose a rare game against the Giants," 7 June 2019 There will be a full moon on March 1 and 31 this year. — Dean Regas, Cincinnati.com, "Rare lunar eclipse coming in January," 3 Jan. 2018 But a full moon may hamper viewing compared to previous years. — Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com, "It’s the Perseid meteor shower! Here’s how to watch the annual show," 9 Aug. 2019 These bonus full moons present themselves on average once every 2.7 years. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Our language is moonstruck with lunar words," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'full moon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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