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
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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Members of the Baskin-Robbins Rewards loyalty program can get $5 off the price of a cake costing $35 or more during the month of May.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Suddenly, two little fur balls — grizzly cubs born six months earlier — blasted out of the bush in a blur only feet away, passing them and then disappearing into the forest.
—Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
Large parts of both areas have been flattened by months of Israeli operations.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Nine months later, the children recanted their statements and alleged that Molly had coached them on what to say.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 10 May 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Suddenly, two little fur balls — grizzly cubs born six months earlier — blasted out of the bush in a blur only feet away, passing them and then disappearing into the forest.
—Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
Large parts of both areas have been flattened by months of Israeli operations.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Nine months later, the children recanted their statements and alleged that Molly had coached them on what to say.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 10 May 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 14 May. 2025.
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