stillborn
adjective
still·born
ˈstil-ˈbȯrn 
1
: dead at birth
2
: failing from the start : abortive, unsuccessful
a stillborn venture
Examples of stillborn in a Sentence
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While there is an exception for conditions from which an unborn child would be stillborn, die after birth or die shortly after, Gonzales said the doctors still denied her care.
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Kendall Ross, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
No charges were filed in the latter case as the woman told investigators the girl was stillborn.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2024
In 2022, the most recent year for which the CDC has data available, more than 3,700 babies were infected with syphilis, including nearly 300 who were stillborn or died as infants.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2024
The Mayo staff prepared Sam and Megan for the fact their baby could be stillborn.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
Ellen died giving birth to the couple’s fourth child, Robert Fraser, who was stillborn.
—Emma Dibdin, ELLE, 16 June 2023
The marine mammals get sick, are stillborn or even wash ashore after being fatally struck by a boat.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
In 2019, a Warren County, Ohio, woman was found guilty of abuse of a corpse in connection with the death of her newborn daughter; her defense lawyer said the baby was stillborn.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
But the report shows none for Anne Arundel County, where Onyx Burns was stillborn.
—Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
Kendall Ross, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
No charges were filed in the latter case as the woman told investigators the girl was stillborn.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2024
In 2022, the most recent year for which the CDC has data available, more than 3,700 babies were infected with syphilis, including nearly 300 who were stillborn or died as infants.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2024
The Mayo staff prepared Sam and Megan for the fact their baby could be stillborn.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
Ellen died giving birth to the couple’s fourth child, Robert Fraser, who was stillborn.
—Emma Dibdin, ELLE, 16 June 2023
The marine mammals get sick, are stillborn or even wash ashore after being fatally struck by a boat.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
In 2019, a Warren County, Ohio, woman was found guilty of abuse of a corpse in connection with the death of her newborn daughter; her defense lawyer said the baby was stillborn.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
But the report shows none for Anne Arundel County, where Onyx Burns was stillborn.
—Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
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stillborn
adjective
still·born
-ˈbȯ(ə)rn
: dead at birth
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