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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Centre-back Benoit Badiashile was starting his first league game in seven months.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, officials announced that the city of Little Rock had reached an agreement with firefighters to extend a union contract through 2027.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
Overall, the inflation data likely add fuel to expectations that the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point at its policy meeting later this month - its second consecutive cut.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, coffee prices rose after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared that La Nina conditions had formed.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, officials announced that the city of Little Rock had reached an agreement with firefighters to extend a union contract through 2027.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
Overall, the inflation data likely add fuel to expectations that the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point at its policy meeting later this month - its second consecutive cut.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, coffee prices rose after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared that La Nina conditions had formed.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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