Used in a Sentence

miscarriage

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for miscarriage.

Editorial note

One could infer whether the individual is pregnant, has had a miscarriage or even an abortion.

Examples18
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(now rare except in miscarriage of justice) A failure; a mistake or error.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of miscarriage gathered in one view.

noun

(now rare except in miscarriage of justice) A failure; a mistake or error.

noun

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for miscarriage.

noun

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term.

Example sentences

1

One could infer whether the individual is pregnant, has had a miscarriage or even an abortion.

2

So I haven't formed my opinions from Hollywood or even news/magazine articles where the topic is a miscarriage of justice.

3

I knew a manicurist who suffered miscarriage after miscarriage -- surely the toxicity of the nail shop she owned may have had something to do with it.

4

All sorts of things can go wrong, such as miscarriage, so it's not a viable human life until it's born.

5

That's not to say that, strictly speaking, this isn't a miscarriage of justice - it is.

6

To be clear, in humans that's a 5-10% shift in probability, and no evidence to suggest that the effect is determined post-conception (an extraordinary conjecture) and not statistical miscarriage pressure.

7

For it to be heard in court doesn't sound like a miscarriage of justice.

8

The 'lipstick killer' case may very well have been a gross miscarriage of justice.

9

In a tragic miscarriage of justice, a man who made bucketloads of money from exploiting drug addiction and who hired hitmen, is sentenced.

10

I fear that even with this gross miscarriage of justice over decades, people may not be granted a retrial.

11

Right and a lot of people are saying that it's a miscarriage of justice to prosecute someone based on implied knowledge or assumed knowledge.

12

Plenty of pregnancies end in miscarriage and that rate increases with age.

Quote examples

1

In that case, HN was clear fault lay with AT&T or MIT and the abuse of the word "hacking" was a horrible miscarriage of justice.

2

This confers further social advantages, but only could have evolved to fixation if the sexual-selection advantage of applying a "proximity during estrus" filter was completely outmoded/obviated by miscarriage.

3

A "miscarriage of justice" implies an occasional event.

4

However, that kind of high-level agreement itself is very different than agreeing that the "right to buy drugs" is in either the first or, more relevant to the claim that the Ulbricht verdict is a miscarriage of justice, the second class of principals.

Proper noun examples

1

Miscarriage happens because the foetus dies in the womb, or the womb is ruptured, and the mother's body detects this.

2

Miscarriage of justice, sure, but a bad comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use miscarriage in a sentence?

One could infer whether the individual is pregnant, has had a miscarriage or even an abortion.

What does miscarriage mean?

(now rare except in miscarriage of justice) A failure; a mistake or error.

What part of speech is miscarriage?

miscarriage is commonly used as noun.