miscarriage
noun
mis·car·riage
ˌmis-ˈker-ij 
-ˈka-rij,
ˈmis-ˌker-ij,
-ˌka-rij
1
: corrupt or incompetent management
especially
: a failure in the administration of justice
2
: spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation
Examples of miscarriage in a Sentence
a woman who has suffered multiple miscarriages
a high risk of miscarriage
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Shay, who had a miscarriage in 2020, could be seen smiling with her daughter Summer.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 July 2025
In the last seven years, researchers have linked this form of air pollution to fetal malformation, miscarriages, and stillbirths.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Nearly all 10 of the panelists bucked medical consensus on the safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, and claimed there were risks associated with taking the drugs while pregnant, such as autism, miscarriages or birth defects.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 22 July 2025
The United Nations Population Fund has warned that pregnant women are particularly vulnerable in Gaza, with hunger increasing the chance of miscarriages, low birth rate and other complications for newborns.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 22 July 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 July 2025
In the last seven years, researchers have linked this form of air pollution to fetal malformation, miscarriages, and stillbirths.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Nearly all 10 of the panelists bucked medical consensus on the safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, and claimed there were risks associated with taking the drugs while pregnant, such as autism, miscarriages or birth defects.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 22 July 2025
The United Nations Population Fund has warned that pregnant women are particularly vulnerable in Gaza, with hunger increasing the chance of miscarriages, low birth rate and other complications for newborns.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for miscarriage
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“Miscarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscarriage. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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miscarriage
noun
mis·car·riage
mis-ˈkar-ij
1
: bad management
especially
: a failure in the administration of justice
2
: the accidental separation of an unborn child from the body of its mother before it is capable of living independently : loss of an unborn child through premature birth
Medical Definition
miscarriage
noun
mis·car·riage
mis-ˈkar-ij
: spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation compare abortion sense 1a
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