Examples of December in a Sentence
Her birthday is in late December.
This December was not as cold as the past few Decembers have been.
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Jurors also saw photos dated December 2023 that showed a text exchange on another device.
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Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
And the Giants are stacking that commitment alongside the six-year, $151 million extension that Chapman signed last September and their seven-year, $182 million agreement in December with Adames.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Kody and his second wife Janelle Brown announced their separation in December 2022 and his separation from Meri was confirmed one month later.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 16 June 2025
The charging documents allege that Cullors trafficked the victim, known in court records as Jane Doe, from August through December 2021.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
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Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
And the Giants are stacking that commitment alongside the six-year, $151 million extension that Chapman signed last September and their seven-year, $182 million agreement in December with Adames.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Kody and his second wife Janelle Brown announced their separation in December 2022 and his separation from Meri was confirmed one month later.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 16 June 2025
The charging documents allege that Cullors trafficked the victim, known in court records as Jane Doe, from August through December 2021.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
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“December.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/December. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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December
noun
De·cem·ber
di-ˈsem-bər 
: the twelfth month of the year
Etymology
Middle English Decembre, December "last month of the year," from early French decembre (same meaning), from Latin December, literally, "tenth month," from decem "ten" — related to decimal, dime
Word Origin
In the first calendar used by the ancient Romans, the year began with the month of March. The Romans called the tenth month of the year December, using the Latin word decem, meaning "ten." When the word was borrowed into early French, it became decembre. That was also how it was first spelled when it came into Middle English. In time, however, the English word was changed to match the original Latin in spelling and in having a capital letter.
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