plural months
ˈmən(t)s 
ˈmən(t)ths
1
: a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or ¹/₁₂ of a year
2
months plural
: an indefinite usually extended period of time
he has been gone for months
3
: one ninth of the typical duration of human pregnancy
she was in her eighth month
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Examples of month in a Sentence
July is my favorite month.
It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months.
the merry month of May
I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month.
The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next.
He was gone for a month.
She was back to work a month after the accident.
He's been gone for months.
I haven't talked to her in months.
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With the Oscars less than one month away, film fanatics are gearing up for who will take home the golden statuettes.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
By 2006, after taking a six month course in caregiving, Fadriga arrived in Arizona and then two years later moved to California, working as a caregiver for several clients with a range of ailments and illnesses.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Eight months prior, in August 2014, Presti had already hired away Winterbone and Daigneault from Florida, bringing Winterbone into the front office and tapping Daigneault as the head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue, the team’s G League affiliate.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
However, a short eight months later, and those gloves have now been replaced.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
By 2006, after taking a six month course in caregiving, Fadriga arrived in Arizona and then two years later moved to California, working as a caregiver for several clients with a range of ailments and illnesses.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Eight months prior, in August 2014, Presti had already hired away Winterbone and Daigneault from Florida, bringing Winterbone into the front office and tapping Daigneault as the head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue, the team’s G League affiliate.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
However, a short eight months later, and those gloves have now been replaced.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for month
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“Month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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