- past tense form of impregnate.
- past participle of impregnate.
impregnated
Example Sentences
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“The inmate Carroll impregnated is not one of the two victims in this case,” Assistant District Attorney Eric DuTemple said in an email this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
So in January 2022, when veterinary scans showed 25% of his impregnated ewes were no longer carrying lambs, he began to investigate.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
Bobby Moynihan popped in as the 70-something “Drunk Uncle” who impregnated her and begins to sob as he sings Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2025
The maggots arrived at her doctor’s office impregnated in a gauze pad.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2024
In the laboratory, male gypsy moths have attempted copulation with chips of wood, vermiculite, and other small, inanimate objects, so long as they were suitably impregnated with gyplure.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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