How to Use menstruate in a Sentence

menstruate

verb
  • She began menstruating at the age of 12.
  • People who menstruate can't simply wait for the shelves to be restocked.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 June 2022
  • More than half of all people who menstruate experience cramps a few days each month.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • And most women hit menopause and stop menstruating around 51.
    — Sarah Klein, Health.com, 31 May 2018
  • About half of the global population menstruates at some point in their lives.
    — Jenni Shearston, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This seemingly small change will have a big impact for players who menstruate.
    — Erin Strout, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Either way, don’t fret my sleep enthusiasts, there is good news for all who menstruate.
    — Danielle Sinay, Teen Vogue, 13 Mar. 2019
  • The rangers told me some coyotes throw menstruating women overboard so the sharks won’t track the smell of blood on the boat.
    — Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • It was stated that the steroids used are just strong enough for facial hair to grow and to stop menstruating, but not build muscle.
    — Rob Tate, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2018
  • The truth is, not all women menstruate and not all people who menstruate are women.
    — Courtney Roark, Teen Vogue, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Please don't ever refer to me as a person with a uterus, birthing person, or person who menstruates.
    — Gabriel Hays, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Those who were menstruating were told to remove their tampons, which left them bleeding on themselves and the ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2019
  • For example, someone who has had their uterus removed but not their ovaries won’t be menstruating.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Of course, not all women have uteruses, and not all people who have uteruses, or who menstruate, are women.
    — Elinor Cleghorn, Time, 17 June 2021
  • Some cited concerns that the policy would be unfair to people who don’t menstruate or that the leave would be abused.
    — Ashifa Kassam, Time, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Do not enter the water if bleeding from an open wound or if menstruating — a shark's ability to smell blood is acute.
    — Gary T. Mills, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
  • This is a great time to meet up with your other menstruating friends to silently solve world hunger, or do insider trading.
    — Grace Henes, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Still, side effects are one of the main reasons why people who menstruate don’t use contraception.
    — Sarah Sloat, Wired, 15 Aug. 2022
  • And plenty of people who menstruate don’t have perfect 28-day cycles.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
  • After all, most people who menstruate experience some level of pain during that time of the month.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Perimenopause is a time of transition for people who menstruate.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
  • This makes urinating and menstruating almost impossible as a girl is forced to do so through a hole the size of a matchstick.
    — Hawa Aden Mohamed For Cnn, CNN, 5 July 2017
  • Considering that many women menstruate from the ages of about 12 to 50, that adds up.
    — Cheryl Wischhover, Vox, 18 Oct. 2018
  • To menstruate is to know that period symptoms are always in flux, and that even the change of season can have a dramatic impact on them.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The disease strikes one in 10 women, as well as trans men and nonbinary people who menstruate.
    — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Would the virginal and so presumably menstruating Mary have been barred from worshipping her son?
    — S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There can also be a fluctuation in these hormones for people who menstruate, leading to the same result.
    — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Perimenopause, or the time leading up to women no longer menstruating, can last up to a decade, according to experts.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There can also be a fluctuation in these hormones for people who menstruate, leading to the same result.
    — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Reuters found that 1 in 4 people who menstruate worry about the expense of their period products.
    — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'menstruate.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: