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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March through May, visitors can join a monthly square dance at the Haw Creek Commons, a community center in Asheville, the first Saturday of each month, September through May.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
The jackpot hasn’t been hit in more than a month, rolling over since May 2, when tickets in Texas and Florida split a $20 million prize.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 June 2026
For this offense to function at a high level, Alex Bregman can’t be a singles hitter and Seiya Suzuki can’t go nearly a month between home runs.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 June 2026
With ticket prices – not to mention travel expenses – having been at extreme levels for months, the series of international friendlies (exhibition matches, for the American reader) – played before the tournament begins have become big-time moments for families all around the United States.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
The jackpot hasn’t been hit in more than a month, rolling over since May 2, when tickets in Texas and Florida split a $20 million prize.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 June 2026
For this offense to function at a high level, Alex Bregman can’t be a singles hitter and Seiya Suzuki can’t go nearly a month between home runs.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 June 2026
With ticket prices – not to mention travel expenses – having been at extreme levels for months, the series of international friendlies (exhibition matches, for the American reader) – played before the tournament begins have become big-time moments for families all around the United States.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
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 7 Jun. 2026.
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