miscarriage

Example Sentences

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The courts should step in to stop such a miscarriage of justice.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

She took sick leave from work, as she had done for a previous miscarriage at eight weeks, because "there was no other provision".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

She walked dozens of kilometres to Tawila, suffering a miscarriage on the way.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

“It has been a challenge going from the scandal to relationship to miscarriage to arrest to being pregnant again,” she says as a sentimental melody lilts in the background.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

I did not know she had been trying to have a baby since the last miscarriage almost six years ago.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie