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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An operation in December by the Palestinian security forces against militants in Jenin yielded little progress.
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Tim Lister and Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Demolition inside the Aladdin began in December 2024 and the building could re-open in May 2026.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
In December, the country’s Anti-Corruption Unit recommended that criminal charges be pursued against the three council members for abuse of office, bribery and corruption.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Positive samples were gathered in January in California, Kansas, Louisiana and Iowa, and several more cases from last December were also confirmed this month.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
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Tim Lister and Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Demolition inside the Aladdin began in December 2024 and the building could re-open in May 2026.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
In December, the country’s Anti-Corruption Unit recommended that criminal charges be pursued against the three council members for abuse of office, bribery and corruption.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Positive samples were gathered in January in California, Kansas, Louisiana and Iowa, and several more cases from last December were also confirmed this month.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
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“December.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/December. Accessed 27 Jan. 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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