infertile

Example Sentences

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Online sleuthing leads Evy and Justin to a demonic creature that causes miscarriages and stillbirths: Abyzou, the bitter spirit of an infertile woman who visits chaos upon other pregnancies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

On Wednesday, both Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Tennessee Solicitor General Matthew Rice suggested that gender-affirming hormone treatment renders infertile people who are assigned female at birth.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2024

A hysterectomy would leave Emily infertile and prompt the menopause, which in turn could increase her risk of osteoporosis, heart disease and dementia.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

Until that moment, Henrietta didn’t know that the treatments had left her infertile.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot