How to Use month in a Sentence

month

noun
  • I haven't talked to her in months.
  • He was gone for a month.
  • He's been gone for months.
  • It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter months.
  • She was back to work a month after the accident.
  • The price sometimes changes dramatically from one month to the next.
  • I saw her last month and I'll see her again next month.
  • July is my favorite month.
  • He’s been clean for nine months.
    Coley Gallagher, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Four months from now is a long time.
    Souvankham Thammavongsa, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
  • That process can take up to six months.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
  • George trained for months and months and months.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
  • One year, six months and 23 days.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
  • This is a big month for your career.
    Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The deal fell apart two months later.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Give us two months of ceasefire.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Feb. 2026
  • This program will last for two months.
    Kara St. Cyr, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The trial will last more than a month.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In the last month, three women have died.
    Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 June 2026
  • It should at least be done every three months.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The back end of the month will be warm, but the first two weeks?
    Ron Smiley, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • Next month’s draft can help in that regard.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • She was sentenced to eight months in prison.
    Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Toys list did not come a moment too soon this month.
    Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Close your eyes and fast-forward six months.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
  • This is the third shutdown in less than six months.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Bose says the headphones will last for months in this mode.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Three spearfishing divers have been killed in less than a month.
    CBS News, 13 June 2026
  • Trees lining the road yield fruit and nuts five months out of the year.
    Chris Moody, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • No dipping your toe in Pride month!
    Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

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