procreative

Example Sentences

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Several times a year, when fever or exhaustion signals that the bugs colonizing her damaged, mucus-clogged lungs are getting overly procreative, Pam heads to a clinic or hospital for IV treatment.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2022

While he was a monk – not an environment renowned for procreative possibilities – he realised he wanted to have children.

From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2019

Otherwise, Eufinger wrote, “no certainty can ever be obtained as to the effective functioning of the procreative organs.”

From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019

Studies of the procreative dance are considered vital for helping save beleaguered coral reefs around the globe, including the Great Barrier Reef off Australia.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2016

This case, with respect to the degree of procreative delicacy and refinement evinced, may be classed with that of Juno of Greece.

From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Graves, Kersey