miscarry
verb (used without object)
to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
had miscarried
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past perfectof miscarry.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Eventually, she began to see brown discharge and was taken to an off-site hospital where, days later, health care providers confirmed she had miscarried.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025
The trend was observed among women who had carried teen pregnancies to term, as well as among those who had miscarried.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
Last spring, police in Norfolk, Nebraska, got a tip that a pregnant teenage girl had miscarried and that she and her mother had secretly buried the stillborn fetus.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2023
Catherine was making disparaging comments about surrogates, including women who had miscarried her fertilised eggs.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2023
He was a bit out of sorts because his plan to pump Mr. McKay had miscarried.
From The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards by Gerald Breckenridge
