How to Use July in a Sentence

July

noun
  • But the plea deal came apart at the last minute, during a court hearing in July.
    — Michael S. Schmidt, BostonGlobe.com, 2023-09-18
  • Naperville and the state acted after a mass killing in the state last July 4.
    — Robert Barnes, Anchorage Daily News, 2023-05-17
  • Both men face up to ten years in prison and are scheduled for sentencing on July 15.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2025-05-12
  • By last July, the song arrived in Harlow’s hands in Louisville.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 2024-01-29
  • The Fourth of July is almost here and that means lots of fireworks igniting the night sky across the state.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 2023-06-26
  • Dylan is on tour in Japan through next week, and then heads to Europe for dates through early July.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 2023-04-13
  • O'Connor, who was also from Ireland, died in July at the age of 56.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2023-10-20
  • In July, the Steelers were in a sticky situation with Watt.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2025-08-04
  • The movie takes place after the events of X and its prequel, Pearl, and will head to theaters on July 5th.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 2024-06-08
  • Or the policymakers might decide to raise their key rate one last time in July, to about 5.4%, and keep it there.
    — Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 2023-06-14
  • In July, Vista Outdoor said plans to make the split sometime in 2023 are still on track.
    — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 2023-10-07
  • Kilman moved to West Ham on July 6, and the club knew that deal was likely to go through for a few weeks beforehand.
    — Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 2025-03-14
  • The month of July is not the time to visit gardens in Greece, as the summer heat has taken its toll and the plants, for the most part, are past their best.
    — Town & Country, 2023-04-01
  • Orange voters are more than 59% in favor of allowing the sale at the Fourth of July of safe and sane fireworks.
    — Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 2024-11-06
  • At the same time, Daboll would not commit on Tuesday to Thomas being ready for the start of training camp in late July, either.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2025-06-17
  • Chow missed the last big haboob that hit Phoenix on July 5, 2011, and had been waiting to capture one like it for over a decade.
    — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That would be a deceleration from 104,000 in July.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Your next chance at the jackpot comes in Friday night's drawing (July 21), which takes place at 11 p.m. ET.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 2023-07-20
  • In July 2024, it was confirmed that the late Pope Francis had approved Acutis for sainthood.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Harrison Stewart, 19, a content creator from Atlanta, made an eight-part series on TikTok about clankers in July.
    — Eli Tan, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The final construction plan was approved by the state, county, and the city of South Miami in July 2025 and the church broke ground on August 4.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • East Carolina University announced the discovery on July 24.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The White House’s handling of the Epstein files invited rare internal criticism from Republicans, triggering a surge of criticism in July.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Across July, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported downing 3,008 Ukrainian drones at an average of around 97 per day.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement That Canadian Open, in Montreal in July and August, seemed to turn Osaka’s season around.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But then the Career Service Board voted in early July to change Denver’s policies, allowing managers to include factors beyond seniority in their decisions.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the involved organizations also helped set up the other large-scale protests of the summer, including No Kings Day in June and Good Trouble Lives On in July.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Technology is the leading private sector in job cuts, with 89,251 in 2025, a 36% increase from the 65,863 cuts tracked through July 2024.
    — Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The team acquired 2024 All-Star Mason Miller from the Athletics at the July 31 trade deadline, and besides Suarez and Morejon, young pitchers Jeremiah Estrada and David Morgan have also served as higher-leverage options.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • According to @MeNMyRC1, the Cobra Ball aircraft, registered as 61-2662, was deployed to Okinawa from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska on July 15 but did not fly its first mission until August 8.
    — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

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