womb

Example Sentences

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He was born in Los Angeles to a white American mother and a Japanese father, the latter effectively disowning him while he was still in the womb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Keenan argued that workers’ compensation law, which bars employee lawsuits over work-related injuries, also prohibited the child’s claims, because a fetus in an employee’s womb was effectively an employee herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

She had a hysterectomy last year to remove her womb alongside her appendix and is now paying privately for physiotherapy.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

The NHS defines endometriosis as a "chronic, often painful condition" where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows outside of it, commonly on pelvic organs like ovaries and fallopian tubes.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Once in the womb, once to the lion, and now like Simon Peter I had denied her for the third time.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver