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.
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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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Another attack leads to an arrest and confessions In June 2015, nearly three months after Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn were attacked, a home invasion was reported in Dublin, California, about an hour south of Vallejo.
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Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The road to the very long lines began in February, when Congress, in resolving a broader government shutdown (the second in four months, impressively), could not agree on how to keep funding Homeland Security.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
In April, the first day of the month lands on a Wednesday, and payments will go out April 1, according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Aaron Alex, 26, of Dallas; Bronya Freeman, 24, of Dallas; and Jay Jones, 28, of Lancaster, were arrested March 22 after a five-month investigation, police said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The road to the very long lines began in February, when Congress, in resolving a broader government shutdown (the second in four months, impressively), could not agree on how to keep funding Homeland Security.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
In April, the first day of the month lands on a Wednesday, and payments will go out April 1, according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Aaron Alex, 26, of Dallas; Bronya Freeman, 24, of Dallas; and Jay Jones, 28, of Lancaster, were arrested March 22 after a five-month investigation, police said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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