How to Use menstruate in a Sentence

menstruate

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• She began menstruating at the age of 12.
• The rangers told me some coyotes throw menstruating women overboard so the sharks won’t track the smell of blood on the boat.
  — Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• But for people who menstruate, the menopause transition starts in one’s 40s, not 70s, and is a normal stage of midlife.
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 26 Dec. 2021
• It was stated that the steroids used are just strong enough for facial hair to grow and to stop menstruating, but not build muscle.
  — Rob Tate, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2018
• People who menstruate can't simply wait for the shelves to be restocked.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 June 2022
• Across the world, there are 3.5 billion people who menstruate.
  — Moms Helping Moms, Forbes, 1 May 2022
• Considering that many women menstruate from the ages of about 12 to 50, that adds up.
  — Cheryl Wischhover, Vox, 18 Oct. 2018
• And most women hit menopause and stop menstruating around 51.
  — Sarah Klein, Health.com, 31 May 2018
• Those who were menstruating were told to remove their tampons, which left them bleeding on themselves and the ground.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2019
• Some cited concerns that the policy would be unfair to people who don’t menstruate or that the leave would be abused.
  — Ashifa Kassam, Time, 8 Oct. 2021
• Of those, perimenopausal women -- women who were no longer menstruating and on the verge of menopause -- were the least likely to sleep seven or more hours a night.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Sep. 2017
• Please don't ever refer to me as a person with a uterus, birthing person, or person who menstruates.
  — Gabriel Hays, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2023
• The temple doors are closed to devotees for the first three days of the festival, akin to the way menstruating women are often kept in seclusion in this region.
  — Washington Post, 11 July 2019
• More than half of all people who menstruate experience cramps a few days each month.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
• In fact, the Talmud records that Sarah miraculously then began to menstruate once more (Rosh Hashanah 11a).
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022
• Of course, not all women have uteruses, and not all people who have uteruses, or who menstruate, are women.
  — Elinor Cleghorn, Time, 17 June 2021
• The custom of exiling menstruating women has persisted in parts of west Nepal though the Supreme Court banned it in 2005.
  — Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2020
• The truth is, not all women menstruate and not all people who menstruate are women.
  — Courtney Roark, Teen Vogue, 18 Oct. 2019
• Do not enter the water if bleeding from an open wound or if menstruating — a shark's ability to smell blood is acute.
  — Gary T. Mills, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
• To menstruate is to know that period symptoms are always in flux, and that even the change of season can have a dramatic impact on them.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2021
• In some villages, menstruating women are sent to cow sheds.
  — New York Times, 19 June 2018
• This makes urinating and menstruating almost impossible as a girl is forced to do so through a hole the size of a matchstick.
  — Hawa Aden Mohamed For Cnn, CNN, 5 July 2017
• This is a great time to meet up with your other menstruating friends to silently solve world hunger, or do insider trading.
  — Grace Henes, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
• Either way, don’t fret my sleep enthusiasts, there is good news for all who menstruate.
  — Danielle Sinay, Teen Vogue, 13 Mar. 2019
• This seemingly small change will have a big impact for players who menstruate.
  — Erin Strout, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• The disease strikes one in 10 women, as well as trans men and nonbinary people who menstruate.
  — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021
• Side note: For those who menstruate, this model brought in period predictions to the party.
  — Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 10 June 2023
• As many as 50% to 80% of women and people who menstruate in the US use tampons each month, so this study has naturally caused concern about their safety.
  — Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
• In fact, people who start menstruating at a younger age may have a higher chance of getting MS and could start having symptoms earlier.
  — Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Rn-Bc, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
• It’s approved for use to prevent pregnancy in women and people who menstruate.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024