be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
Used in a Sentence
miscarry
How to use miscarry in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for miscarry.
Editorial note
I can't imagine how much worse it would be to miscarry at, say, 18 weeks, when you've felt the baby kicking.
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Definitions2
Parts of speech1
Quick take
be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of miscarry gathered in one view.
suffer a miscarriage
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for miscarry.
verb
be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
See also: fail
verb
suffer a miscarriage
Example sentences
I can't imagine how much worse it would be to miscarry at, say, 18 weeks, when you've felt the baby kicking.
They forget all the manslaughter by mothers who miscarry, plus all the fratricide when one twin absorbs another.
For example:"If a man strikes a pregnant woman, thereby causing her to miscarry and die, the assailant's daughter shall be put to death.
“Nature” doesn’t care that lots of tadpoles or lion cubs, or salmon fry don’t make it, and it doesn’t care that lots of human embryos miscarry or lots of babies die in birth.
The original meaning of abort is miscarriage/miscarry, other uses are “metaphorical”.
Proper noun examples
Miscarrying at six weeks is different from miscarrying at 11 weeks.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use miscarry in a sentence?
I can't imagine how much worse it would be to miscarry at, say, 18 weeks, when you've felt the baby kicking.
What does miscarry mean?
be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
What part of speech is miscarry?
miscarry is commonly used as verb.