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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Season two of the Korean hit had the two biggest streaming weeks of the season — 4.92 billion and 4.6 billion minutes in late December and early January.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
In December 2023, they were photographed holding hands during a daytime stroll in Los Angeles.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 May 2025
How The Sacramento Bee pushed back In December, The Sacramento Bee sought the help of Karl Olson, one of the state’s leading Public Records Act litigators, to push back against the school’s records denial.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
The jobless rate was 4.6% in December and 4.7% in January, The Center Square previously reported.
—Derek Draplin, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
In December 2023, they were photographed holding hands during a daytime stroll in Los Angeles.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 May 2025
How The Sacramento Bee pushed back In December, The Sacramento Bee sought the help of Karl Olson, one of the state’s leading Public Records Act litigators, to push back against the school’s records denial.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
The jobless rate was 4.6% in December and 4.7% in January, The Center Square previously reported.
—Derek Draplin, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
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“December.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/December. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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