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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Some parts of the plan have already started earlier this month, with an official start coming soon.
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Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The suit was dismissed earlier this month on the grounds of a two-year statute of limitations under state discrimination law.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Most studies enroll patients for months or for years.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Since Roberts sat Pages on the first day in Washington against the Nationals this month to reset, Pages is 19-for-49 (.388) with five home runs and eight extra-base hits.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The suit was dismissed earlier this month on the grounds of a two-year statute of limitations under state discrimination law.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Most studies enroll patients for months or for years.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Since Roberts sat Pages on the first day in Washington against the Nationals this month to reset, Pages is 19-for-49 (.388) with five home runs and eight extra-base hits.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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