MISCARRIAGE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for MISCARRIAGE, such as:

1. Her first pregnancy ended in miscarriage.
2. This test carries a high risk of miscarriage.
3. The amniocentesis test carries a significant risk of miscarriage.
4. But there are but few miscarriages which bring the matter to this state.
5. I can imagine no greater miscarriage of justice than the execution of an innocent man.

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 Meanings and Examples of MISCARRIAGE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
miscarriage
 n.  failure of administration or management; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination
Classic Sentence:
1  This miscarriage had its consequences, however, which were perfectly distinct from Brujon's programme.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—EMBRYONIC FORMATION OF CRIMES IN THE INCUBATIO...
2  Hence incorruptibility; hence the miscarriage of unhealthy lusts; hence eyes heroically lowered before temptations.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER III—SLANG WHICH WEEPS AND SLANG WHICH LAUGHS
3  But there are but few miscarriages which bring the matter to this state.
Second Treatise of Government By John Locke
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
Example Sentence:
1  Her first pregnancy ended in miscarriage.
2  I can imagine no greater miscarriage of justice than the execution of an innocent man.
3  The amniocentesis test carries a significant risk of miscarriage.
4  This test carries a high risk of miscarriage.
5  Stay with us for this very special hour, as we look for the answers and examine this very important case, a case that many are calling a miscarriage of justice.
6  Many people oppose the death penalty because of the possibility of miscarriages of justice.