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.
see also a month of Sundays, of the 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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Wong was appointed to the seat by Mayor Daniel Lurie last month to replace Beya Alcaraz, who resigned after a week in office after being appointed by Lurie.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
In the months since Kirk's death, his widow Erika has taken over his role at Turning Point USA.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Ocoopa Rechargeable Hand Warmers Just $28, the Ocoopa hand warmers have more than 7,000 five-star ratings and have been purchased almost 150,000 times in the past month alone.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have called industry executives to testify in front of Congress next month about why cars have gotten so expensive.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
In the months since Kirk's death, his widow Erika has taken over his role at Turning Point USA.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Ocoopa Rechargeable Hand Warmers Just $28, the Ocoopa hand warmers have more than 7,000 five-star ratings and have been purchased almost 150,000 times in the past month alone.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have called industry executives to testify in front of Congress next month about why cars have gotten so expensive.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 19 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 23 Dec. 2025.
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