Below you will find example sentences with "few months". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Few Months in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: few
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 24
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.6 words

Words in this phrase

few months

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • few can mean: An indefinite, but usually small, number of. Common word
  • months can mean: plural of month Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

the next few months 2× as a few months to as 1× by a few months at a 1× disgorged a few months back giving 1× flights a few months after that 1× for a few months 1× is a few months three or 1× just a few months later 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after months of 1× as a result 1× as such unless 1× authors of the 1× club gymnasts compete 1× hundreds of just 1×

Common sentence endings:

next few months 2× a few months 1× deal was finalized 1× few months later 1× is still theirs 1× july 30th 2020 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

next 6× past 4× first 3× new 3× ago 3× year 2× house 2× six 2× delayed 2× horror 2× last 2× july 2×

Related phrases

few hundred few years few weeks months ago six months nine months few days two months last few few quarters

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around few:

few years 20× few weeks 20× few days 20× last few 18× past few 15×

Just before it in the phrase index:

few moments few hundred few highlights few examples few dozen few decades

Just after it in the phrase index:

few quarters few tens few thousand few weeks few years fewer people

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

few hundred few years few weeks few days few quarters few examples

Same ending:

six months nine months two months recent months summer months

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "few months" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as the next few months, as a few months to as, next, past and first stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with few hundred, few years, few weeks, few years, few weeks and few days, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with few months

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Prime Minister’s spokesperson: Ah the dog is, a few months, three or four months. (15 words)

This wine spends 44 months on lees and was just disgorged a few months back, giving some lovely brioche toastiness. (20 words)

More often, menstrual periods will skip a month and return, or skip several months and come again for a few months. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

If you’ve been keeping up in the horror communities these last few months, you’ve probably heard about This brand-new horror movie is on the fast track to becoming an instant classic, even though it was only released three months ago, on July 30th, 2020. (47 words)

When Robert Strand took ownership of Snap Fitness in November 2019, there was no way he could have known that just a few months later a global pandemic would strike and he'd be forced to close his new business for over three months. (44 words)

Not only had the house been foreclosed on, which takes a few months to complete, but it had been months since the new owner purchased it, so how the hell are they still under the impression that the house is still theirs? (42 words)

Question examples

Not only had the house been foreclosed on, which takes a few months to complete, but it had been months since the new owner purchased it, so how the hell are they still under the impression that the house is still theirs? (42 words)

So how have the first few months on the job been at Novavax and what have you guys accomplished and what's your key focus next six months? (28 words)

Example sentences (20)

Tutors meet with their learning partners for a few weeks, a few months or a few years, depending on the needs and availability.

Here is my theory on how the next few months go with the top story in the company, but first let's look back on Brock's journey the past couple months.

Instead, its vertical lines show the past 6 months of daily of market actions yet to come in the next few months.

Living in Colorado Springs for roughly eight months of the year, Seely said it’s been great interacting with her community before traveling to warmer weather to train for the next few months.

Not only had the house been foreclosed on, which takes a few months to complete, but it had been months since the new owner purchased it, so how the hell are they still under the impression that the house is still theirs?

So how have the first few months on the job been at Novavax and what have you guys accomplished and what's your key focus next six months?

While they said it was only going to be delayed “by a few months” at a time, fans will have waited nearly nine extra months by the time it releases.

Hundreds of Just Stop Oil activists are facing court action for protests over the past few months, others have been jailed for six months for spending 30 minutes walking down a road blocking traffic.

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This wine spends 44 months on lees and was just disgorged a few months back, giving some lovely brioche toastiness.

If you’ve been keeping up in the horror communities these last few months, you’ve probably heard about This brand-new horror movie is on the fast track to becoming an instant classic, even though it was only released three months ago, on July 30th, 2020.

More often, menstrual periods will skip a month and return, or skip several months and come again for a few months.

When Robert Strand took ownership of Snap Fitness in November 2019, there was no way he could have known that just a few months later a global pandemic would strike and he'd be forced to close his new business for over three months.

After months of contemplation, we arrived at this decision few months ago in each other’s best interest, as individuals,” the 28-year-old actor said.

As a result, a number of Fox projects have recently seen their release dates pushed back by as little as a few months () to as much as 8-9 months ( was similarly delayed this past winter, shortly before the deal was finalized.

As such, unless the US economy starts destroying jobs in the next few months, we believe that a recession looks unlikely in the next 12 months.

Prime Minister’s spokesperson: Ah the dog is, a few months, three or four months.

Those prototypes will start flying as soon as two to three months from now, Musk said July 19, with the potential for orbital test flights a few months after that.

Authors of the study propose that it might motivate them to vocalize more in the first months of life, which could promote the transition to babble production just a few months later.

Club gymnasts compete once every few months, but the Bruins compete in at least 12 meets over the course of three months.

The Iranian sources and one Iraqi intelligence source said a decision was made some 18 months ago to use militias to produce missiles in Iraq, but activity had ramped up in the last few months, including with the arrival of missile launchers.

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