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
Recent Examples on the Web
From 1945 to 1971, pregnant mothers who wanted to prevent miscarriages were prescribed the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES). —
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 This past August, Viall shared that his wife Joy had experienced her third miscarriage in a year on an episode of their podcast The Viall Files. —Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 With their viral platforms, mom influencers are also responsible for reshaping the image of motherhood and pushing once-taboo topics like miscarriage, postpartum depression and mom guilt into the spotlight. —Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 Being undiagnosed for decades also cost us my fertility, depleting my ovarian reserve and leading to miscarriage after miscarriage with IVF and IUIs. —Kristina Kasparian, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miscarriage
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Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 This past August, Viall shared that his wife Joy had experienced her third miscarriage in a year on an episode of their podcast The Viall Files. —Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026 With their viral platforms, mom influencers are also responsible for reshaping the image of motherhood and pushing once-taboo topics like miscarriage, postpartum depression and mom guilt into the spotlight. —Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 Being undiagnosed for decades also cost us my fertility, depleting my ovarian reserve and leading to miscarriage after miscarriage with IVF and IUIs. —Kristina Kasparian, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miscarriage
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“Miscarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/miscarriage. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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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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