Examples of December in a Sentence
Her birthday is in late December.
This December was not as cold as the past few Decembers have been.
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Al-Sharaa led the rebel forces that toppled former Syrian President Bashar Assad last December and was named the country's interim leader in January.
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NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Hollywood memorabilia experts expect its value to climb even higher in December’s auction.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Bidding opens December 5 and runs through December 18 at the Pendry West Manhattan in New York City as part of Concierge Auctions’ End-of-Year Global Sale.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
And Doughty, who turns 36 in December and is still the runaway leader in ice time for the Kings, continues to be viewed in a very positive light by Team Canada’s decision-makers.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Hollywood memorabilia experts expect its value to climb even higher in December’s auction.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Bidding opens December 5 and runs through December 18 at the Pendry West Manhattan in New York City as part of Concierge Auctions’ End-of-Year Global Sale.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
And Doughty, who turns 36 in December and is still the runaway leader in ice time for the Kings, continues to be viewed in a very positive light by Team Canada’s decision-makers.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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“December.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/December. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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December
noun
De·cem·ber
di-ˈsem-bər 
: the twelfth month of the year
Etymology
Middle English Decembre, December "last month of the year," from early French decembre (same meaning), from Latin December, literally, "tenth month," from decem "ten" — related to decimal, dime
Word Origin
In the first calendar used by the ancient Romans, the year began with the month of March. The Romans called the tenth month of the year December, using the Latin word decem, meaning "ten." When the word was borrowed into early French, it became decembre. That was also how it was first spelled when it came into Middle English. In time, however, the English word was changed to match the original Latin in spelling and in having a capital letter.
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