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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Competitor Nvidia is down about 14% in three months.
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Stocks recovered a bit from earlier declines after Mexico reached an agreement Monday with the Trump administration that will pause U.S. tariffs on Mexico for one month while the two countries negotiate a trade deal, in return for Mexico deploying 10,000 additional troops at the border.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump has delayed 25% tariffs on Canada for at least one month after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to strengthen his border policies.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Feb. 2025
Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic will perform five of them alongside Mahler’s Fifth Symphony next month.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Stocks recovered a bit from earlier declines after Mexico reached an agreement Monday with the Trump administration that will pause U.S. tariffs on Mexico for one month while the two countries negotiate a trade deal, in return for Mexico deploying 10,000 additional troops at the border.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump has delayed 25% tariffs on Canada for at least one month after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to strengthen his border policies.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Feb. 2025
Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic will perform five of them alongside Mahler’s Fifth Symphony next month.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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