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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In December, the CFPB capped most bank overdraft fees at $5.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Saks Global — which has been modernizing its business since buying Neiman Marcus in December — is preparing to open a shop on Amazon.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Feb. 2025
At its re:Invent conference in Las Vegas in December, the AWS made a series of announcements, including a new generation of foundation AI models, called Nova.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
As of December 2024, the case was still ongoing, with each attempting to establish their position as the primary parent.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Saks Global — which has been modernizing its business since buying Neiman Marcus in December — is preparing to open a shop on Amazon.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Feb. 2025
At its re:Invent conference in Las Vegas in December, the AWS made a series of announcements, including a new generation of foundation AI models, called Nova.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
As of December 2024, the case was still ongoing, with each attempting to establish their position as the primary parent.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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“December.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/December. Accessed 19 Feb. 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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