especially: a failure in the administration of justice
2
: spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation
Example Sentences
a woman who has suffered multiple miscarriages a high risk of miscarriage
Recent Examples on the WebAnd a Wisconsin patient who was having a miscarriage was bleeding in the hospital for 10 days before the hospital would remove the fetal tissue because of confusion about the legality of the procedure, the states said. Rebecca Boone, ajc, 17 Aug. 2022 The 34-year-old Indian Australian actor — who is competing on the renovations reality TV show with husband Ankur Dogra — froze her eggs earlier this year after having a miscarriage in September 2020. Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 9 Aug. 2022 Marjorie had a miscarriage and then, in the throes of a heroin addiction, apparently offended the wrong person.oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022 Malta made headlines just as the Supreme Court was preparing its decision on Roe last month, when American woman Andrea Prudente had a miscarriage while on vacation there. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2022 And people are scarcely less vulnerable than livestock: a farmhand contracts Lyme disease; Gaydos has a miscarriage.The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 One person has died, another had a miscarriage and 22 people have been hospitalized, according to the Food and Drug Administration.Washington Post, 16 July 2022 In January 2021, Landers had a miscarriage at 15 weeks. Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2022 Oklahoma woman convicted of manslaughter after having miscarriage. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021 See More