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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The Bay Area Host Committee has set up a fan zone and erected a pair of huge screens to attract visitors to the area for the month-long run of the tournament.
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John Ramos, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Earlier this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that his forces had captured a Russian position using only drones and robots for the first time, and had conducted more than 22,000 unmanned ground missions using robots in just the first three months of 2026.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Electricity for a mid-sized farm can cost $50,000 month.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
During the first eight months of 2025, more than 750 measles cases were reported during a major outbreak in west Texas that hospitalized dozens of unvaccinated residents and killed two people.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
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John Ramos, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Earlier this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that his forces had captured a Russian position using only drones and robots for the first time, and had conducted more than 22,000 unmanned ground missions using robots in just the first three months of 2026.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Electricity for a mid-sized farm can cost $50,000 month.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
During the first eight months of 2025, more than 750 measles cases were reported during a major outbreak in west Texas that hospitalized dozens of unvaccinated residents and killed two people.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
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“Month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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