Examples of October in a Sentence
She started her job in early October.
He started early in October.
This will be our last October in New England.
Sales are up for this October.
The event happens every October.
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The rate of upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 is rapidly increasing as October 14 gets closer, but the hard red line for those ineligible devices remains.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
In October 2024, 88% of the arrow keys were not scanned for at Sacramento’s Main Post Office.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Ares will be uploaded into theaters on October 10, 2025.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
When you are allowed to fertilize again in October apply a weed-and-feed or if weeds are no longer of concern apply a lawn fertilizer.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
In October 2024, 88% of the arrow keys were not scanned for at Sacramento’s Main Post Office.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Ares will be uploaded into theaters on October 10, 2025.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
When you are allowed to fertilize again in October apply a weed-and-feed or if weeds are no longer of concern apply a lawn fertilizer.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
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“October.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/October. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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October
noun
Oc·to·ber
äk-ˈtō-bər 
: the tenth month of the year
Etymology
Middle English October, Octobre "the tenth month," from Old English October and early French octobre (both, same meaning), both from Latin October "the eighth month," from octo "eight"
Word Origin
According to its origin, the name October, which we know as the tenth month of the year, really means "eighth month." In the first calendar used in ancient Rome, the year had only ten months, starting in March and ending in December. The extra period between December and March was not considered part of the series of months. Later, when two extra months were added to the calendar, October became the tenth month but kept its old name. The Latin name came into Old English as october and into early French as octobre. It was spelled both ways in Middle English. But in time the influence of Latin fixed the spelling as october.
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