afterbirth
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Because they feed primarily on cow afterbirth and calf carcasses, they help clean up messes and reduce labor time.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2023
“It was years later,” says Reed-Allen now living in Urbana, Md., “when I realized afterbirth had been left inside me and that I could have died.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2021
She held on to this beautiful thought and the sound of her daughter snuffling as the pains of expelling the afterbirth came.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2018
During the three days I spend there, it smells strongly of afterbirth and the floor is flecked with blood and dirt.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2017
I pulled this baby into the light of life, so I will bury the afterbirth and the cord that once linked him to eternity.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word