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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Japanese authorities in 2022 said Netflix failed to report a total of $10 million (1.2 billion yen) in income over the three years ending December 2019 (the company is believed to have since settled its tax bill with Japan).
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Professor Ned Foley, the director of the election-law program at Ohio State University, told me that his biggest worry this year was a new deadline of December 16th.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Counties legally have until December 5 to finish their counts, but this is usually done within two weeks of Election Day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
In December 2021, he was declared legally dead by a local court, the statement added.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Professor Ned Foley, the director of the election-law program at Ohio State University, told me that his biggest worry this year was a new deadline of December 16th.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Counties legally have until December 5 to finish their counts, but this is usually done within two weeks of Election Day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
In December 2021, he was declared legally dead by a local court, the statement added.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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“December.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/December. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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