miscarry
verb (used without object)
to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
has miscarried
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present perfectof miscarry (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This direct question can be very hurtful for someone who may be trying to conceive, has miscarried or chooses not to have children.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
At least 15 women from Yay Shin are pregnant, and one has miscarried because of the stress, she said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
“A common impulse in men is to try to be ‘the rock’ for their partner who has miscarried, which men often see as requiring them to put their own feelings aside.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021
The Italian film, written and directed by Giorgio Diritti, follows the personal crisis of a young woman who has miscarried and been vengefully divorced by her husband.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2013
The poisoning hag must not know her scheme has miscarried; the old envenomed spider has but too many ways of mending her broken web.
From The Abbot by Sir Walter Scott
