miscarry
verb
mis·car·ry
ˌmis-ˈker-ē 
-ˈka-rē,
ˈmis-ˌker-ē,
-ˌka-rē
miscarried; miscarrying; miscarries
1
obsolete
: to come to harm
2
: to suffer miscarriage of a fetus
3
: to fail to achieve the intended purpose : go wrong or amiss
the plan miscarried
4
: to fail to reach the intended destination
the letter has miscarried
Examples of miscarry in a Sentence
the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost
Recent Examples on the Web
Miscarriages haunt pregnant parents who’ve miscarried throughout their successive pregnancies.
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Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
With her relationship with Green, Peters had miscarried before and terminated one pregnancy at his urging.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 26 June 2024
Milk production dropped dramatically, and some pregnant cows miscarried.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Sadly, Minnelli miscarried three times, once with Haley and twice with Gero.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
With her relationship with Green, Peters had miscarried before and terminated one pregnancy at his urging.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 26 June 2024
Milk production dropped dramatically, and some pregnant cows miscarried.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Sadly, Minnelli miscarried three times, once with Haley and twice with Gero.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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“Miscarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscarry. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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miscarry
verb
mis·car·ry
(ˈ)mis-ˈkar-ē
1
: to have a miscarriage : give birth prematurely
2
: to go wrong
the plan miscarried
Medical Definition
miscarry
intransitive verb
mis·car·ry
(ˈ)mis-ˈkar-ē
miscarried; miscarrying
: to suffer miscarriage of a fetus
miscarried several times before a viable offspring was born
compare abort
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