How to Use "Pregnant" with Example Sentences

pregnant (adj): having a baby developing inside a woman's body

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Used with verbs:

"She became pregnant last fall."
(became, got)

"My sister is pregnant with her first child."
(be: is/am/are)

"That woman appears pregnant."
(appears, looks)

Used with nouns:

"There is a pregnant woman waiting in the office."
(woman, lady, girl)

"My pregnant wife needs a doctor."
(wife, mother, sister, girlfriend)

Used with adverbs:

"She looks very pregnant."
(very)

"She is visibly pregnant."
(visibly, obviously, clearly, newly)

Used with prepositions:

"She is pregnant with her first child."
(with)