infertile
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barren, fruitless, impotent, sterile, unfruitful
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Her mother, Margo Williams, now 65, had sought help from Dr. Kim McMorries, telling him that her husband was infertile. — Jacqueline Mroz, New York Times, "Their Mothers Chose Donor Sperm. The Doctors Used Their Own.," 26 Aug. 2019 If crops are not rotated properly, the soil can become infertile and nothing can be grown for several years. — Claire Wolters, National Geographic, "Grassland threats, explained," 22 Aug. 2019 Use ingestible birth control, which renders male rats infertile and causes females to reach menopause more quickly. — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, "PETA billboard in Baltimore calls Jared Kushner ‘rich pest,' urges humane rat control," 19 Aug. 2019 For one thing, Handmaid's Tale shows more of the Marthas, particularly Rita, as much more than infertile house servants. — Sabrina Rojas Weiss, refinery29.com, "What You Need To Remember About The Marthas For Handmaid's Tale Season 3," 5 June 2019 Although a completely incorrect assumption, this brings on stigma to infertile women. — chicagotribune.com, "Here’s why many black women are silent about their struggle with infertility," 28 June 2019 Both are descendants of Sudan and live in Kenya, and were considered infertile. — Deutsche Welle, USA TODAY, "Northern white rhino could be saved from extinction using embryos," 5 July 2018 There are an estimated 2 million infertile couples in the U.S. waiting to adopt a baby. — Dan Hart, National Review, "In a Post-Abortion America, the Pro-Life Movement Must Prepare to Change Attitudes toward Adoption," 7 June 2019 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of couples who would be classified as infertile, and the number of women seeking out fertility services, hasn’t changed much since 2002. — Julia Belluz, Vox, "Sperm counts are falling. This isn’t the reproductive apocalypse — yet.," 30 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'infertile.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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