heavy with child
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This is a story that is as old as humanity: Once upon a time, a woman was heavy with child.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2014
Mrs. Grice. mother of six and once again heavy with child, put the bottle on the kitchen table and set herself to comforting her children.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when the boy Joseph found his beloved already heavy with child, he was quite heartbroken.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Maria was heavy with child, the Germans occupied Peter's village and took over his home and his business.
From Time Magazine Archive
Miri was heavy with child and in that mid-summer's afternoon in 3001 C.E., she gave birth to a son and called his name, Manguino.
From Scorched Earth by Walter D. Petrovic
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