miscarry
verb (used without object)
to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
was miscarrying
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past progressiveof miscarry.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Even as she was miscarrying, Haddish kept quiet, showed up to work, went onstage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
When I was miscarrying I was asked what I would want to do with the "remains" - I said nothing as it all felt so unreal.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
One of the other plaintiffs, Amanda Zurawski, learned at 17 weeks of pregnancy that she was miscarrying and at a high risk for infection.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2023
Brittany Gould appeared to fight back tears as she testified she’d been wrongly told by a Theranos test she was miscarrying her pregnancy — which would have been her fourth miscarriage in a row.
From The Verge ● Dec. 6, 2021
At the same time, Braddock's unfortunate expedition was miscarrying in the forests of Pittsburg.
From Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
