How to Use pregnancy in a Sentence
pregnancy
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But around the eighth week of pregnancy, Jennifer began to bleed.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2022
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But the decision to terminate the dog’s pregnancy isn’t one your friend gets to make.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
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Daniel will have an episode later in the season, so there will be more things that will be revealed [about the pregnancy] in that.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 10 Feb. 2025
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Your pregnancy is late-term or post-term (lasting longer than 41 or 42 weeks).
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 July 2024
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There are a lot of unknowns around the cause of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
—Katheryn Houghton, CNN, 12 Jan. 2023
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In one story, a trans woman purchases a pregnancy bump and wears it out in the world.
—Kristen Arnett, TIME, 4 June 2024
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Rock it on the 14th and then again for pregnancy photos or even your baby shower.
—Lindsey Lanquist, StyleCaster, 28 Jan. 2025
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The research project includes people at all stages of pregnancy, from the first trimester to 12 months after birth.
—Rod McCullom, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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The same month, the House approved one that would apply throughout pregnancy.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023
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Abortions that late in pregnancy are not allowed on a whim.
—Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
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Levy says these versatile black leggings fit the bill and have been perfect for her as she’s neared the end of her pregnancy.
—Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023
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The tale of an unwanted pregnancy, the film premiered at Venice and Toronto last year.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 10 Apr. 2023
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As many as 75 percent of pregnancies in this age range are unplanned.
—Rachel E. Gross, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2023
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In these types of emergencies, ending the patient’s pregnancy can be part of the standard of care.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
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The partner then raised his voice, insisting that his wife needed the seat due to her pregnancy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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The couple renewed their vows in May and announced their pregnancy via a carousel of images.
—James Sanders, VIBE.com, 10 Aug. 2024
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White rhino pregnancies last for a whopping 16 to 18 months.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
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White rhino pregnancies last for a whopping 16 and 18 months.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
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Jessie James Decker is soaking up all the moments of this pregnancy.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
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Like many other moms, the cellulite from pregnancy is mainly in her thighs.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 11 Apr. 2024
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Amanda and Chris pinpointed her last two months of pregnancy as the time things started to go wrong.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2022
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Women in their third trimester of pregnancy may attend as well.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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The new law will replace the state’s previous law that allows abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
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Your job is to get both through the pregnancy safely, but that’s not always possible.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
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This is her third pregnancy; the last two ended in miscarriage.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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And some of them ... may just really dislike it when women get to be the ones to decide whether to carry a pregnancy to term.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
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Each of Goldstein and Sack’s future pregnancies would have a 25% chance of having Tay Sachs disease.
—Ellen Matloff, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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The two-drug regimen is used to end a pregnancy through 10 weeks gestation.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2024
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In some cases, doctors must terminate a pregnancy to save the patient's life, particularly when the fetus cannot survive.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Missouri’s approach to crisis pregnancy centers reflects a growing divide between red and blue states.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 5 Mar. 2025
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