miscarry
verb (used without object)
to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
have miscarried
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present perfectof miscarry.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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When the couple asked if their daughter, who they had nicknamed Ladybird, would have survived, a doctor told them: "Well, you could have miscarried anyway."
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Already, the New York Times reported, some patients who have miscarried have reported hurdles receiving standard surgical procedures or medication.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2022
Patients should also, if they have miscarried, be able obtain the appropriate procedure or medication to expel the fetal remains.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2022
About a third of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, he said, so the law also would force many women who don’t want to be pregnant to get abortions needlessly, when they might naturally have miscarried.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2019
If she wrote to me, her letters must have miscarried, and from that day to this I have received no tidings of her.
From Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea by Archibald Webb
