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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
All of this came after the decade when Burroughs, devastated over the break up with his lover Jack Anderson, famously cut off the tip of his pinky finger with poultry shears and sent it to him, and spent several months in a psych ward.
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Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 June 2024
Last month, Australia accused a Chinese fighter jet of firing flares into the path of a naval helicopter operating from the destroyer HMAS Hobart over international waters of the Yellow Sea.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 10 June 2024
Whether brand-new out of the box or broken in, they are built for the summer months with their signature eyelets for airflow, easy-to-clean canvas, and timeless cool look no matter the occasion.
—Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
One pilot in Stockton gave 125 families $500 a month for two years.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
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Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 June 2024
Last month, Australia accused a Chinese fighter jet of firing flares into the path of a naval helicopter operating from the destroyer HMAS Hobart over international waters of the Yellow Sea.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 10 June 2024
Whether brand-new out of the box or broken in, they are built for the summer months with their signature eyelets for airflow, easy-to-clean canvas, and timeless cool look no matter the occasion.
—Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
One pilot in Stockton gave 125 families $500 a month for two years.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
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“Month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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