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 New York Times reported in November that resources had been diverted from the SWAT team to Wilkins multiple times in a matter of months.
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Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
Musk recently discussed whether SpaceX would go public during Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting last month.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Walker was claimed off waivers himself less than a month ago, which illustrates just how much turnover there has been.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Next year’s World Cup will not amount to 104 Super Bowls in one month, as FIFA president Gianni Infantino keeps putting it.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2025
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Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
Musk recently discussed whether SpaceX would go public during Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting last month.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Walker was claimed off waivers himself less than a month ago, which illustrates just how much turnover there has been.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Next year’s World Cup will not amount to 104 Super Bowls in one month, as FIFA president Gianni Infantino keeps putting it.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 6 Dec. 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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