How to Use ovulate in a Sentence
ovulate
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A week after the pandemic forced the National Zoo to close, on March 14th, Mei began to ovulate.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2020
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Females ovulate once a month, meaning one, count 'em, one egg is released.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2011
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Rape victims are not less likely to ovulate or get pregnant.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2013
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However, with the mini-pill, about half the people taking it still ovulate.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
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Mothers would stop lactating and start ovulating again, giving the marauding male a chance to spread his genes.
—Blake Edgar, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016
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Both of these types of pills work to shift your natural hormone levels in order to interrupt the normal signaling in your brain that tells your ovaries when to ovulate.
—Women's Health, 20 June 2023
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The hormones do more than control when women — or trans men, nonbinary people and others who ovulate — can get pregnant.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 17 July 2022
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Typically in a menstrual cycle, one follicle ovulates one egg in about a month.
—Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2023
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The sensors are being used to deliver more precise ovulation tracking and forecasting for those who ovulate.
—Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
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Women who ingest multivitamins with folic acid regularly have been found to ovulate more (release eggs).
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
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Courtney, 32, has irregular periods and fails to ovulate, and the couple has opted for a less invasive type of fertility treatment called ‘ovulation induction’.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2023
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Since being diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome, a hormonal imbalance that can cause a woman not to ovulate regularly, Murgatroyd is feeling positive about the journey to her second child.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022
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First, women typically ovulate only once per cycle, releasing one or more eggs simultaneously.
—John Bonifield and Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Apr. 2021
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A week after the pandemic forced the National Zoo to close, on March 14th, Mei began to ovulate.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2020
-
Females ovulate once a month, meaning one, count 'em, one egg is released.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2011
-
Rape victims are not less likely to ovulate or get pregnant.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2013
-
However, with the mini-pill, about half the people taking it still ovulate.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
-
Mothers would stop lactating and start ovulating again, giving the marauding male a chance to spread his genes.
—Blake Edgar, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016
-
Both of these types of pills work to shift your natural hormone levels in order to interrupt the normal signaling in your brain that tells your ovaries when to ovulate.
—Women's Health, 20 June 2023
-
The hormones do more than control when women — or trans men, nonbinary people and others who ovulate — can get pregnant.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 17 July 2022
-
Typically in a menstrual cycle, one follicle ovulates one egg in about a month.
—Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2023
-
The sensors are being used to deliver more precise ovulation tracking and forecasting for those who ovulate.
—Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
-
Women who ingest multivitamins with folic acid regularly have been found to ovulate more (release eggs).
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
-
Courtney, 32, has irregular periods and fails to ovulate, and the couple has opted for a less invasive type of fertility treatment called ‘ovulation induction’.
—Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2023
-
Since being diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome, a hormonal imbalance that can cause a woman not to ovulate regularly, Murgatroyd is feeling positive about the journey to her second child.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022
-
First, women typically ovulate only once per cycle, releasing one or more eggs simultaneously.
—John Bonifield and Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Apr. 2021
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