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
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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The leadership shakeup comes less than a month after Nissan and Honda terminated merger talks.
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Jenni Reid,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
And Crypto Price Sell-Off Walters has had a contentious few months.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Wheesung’s death comes a month after South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron was found dead at her home at the age of 24.
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The groups challenging the firings in court say that was a lie, and Judge Alsup appeared inclined to agree during a court hearing last month.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jenni Reid,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
And Crypto Price Sell-Off Walters has had a contentious few months.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Wheesung’s death comes a month after South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron was found dead at her home at the age of 24.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
The groups challenging the firings in court say that was a lie, and Judge Alsup appeared inclined to agree during a court hearing last month.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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