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Examples of misadventure in a Sentence
His vacation turned into a series of misadventures.
a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke
Recent Examples on the Web
The packed audience who chose to spend Mother’s Day listening to Wong’s quippy misadventures was captivated by her every word.
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Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
The comedy promises to blend spiritual quests with spirited misadventures, maintaining the Markell Brothers’ signature style that has dominated Icelandic cinema.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2024
In the months after his Facebook misadventure, Nguyen turned to the traditional gun world for training and became a certified instructor with both the NRA and the U.S. Concealed Carry Assn.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Such a misadventure would undermine the credibility of the responsible space agency and waste capital that could be better spent improving less risky ways to shore up renewable energy, such as batteries, hydrogen, and grid improvements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
This was around the same period that AT&T, still smarting from misadventures like the EO Personal Communicator, spun off Bell Labs as Lucent Technologies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2024
His latest novel follows the misadventures of a runaway named Jim and his young companion Huckleberry in the antebellum American South.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
Charles’ death in the sequel did not necessarily rule out his participation in the sequel, as the film follows the Maitlands’ misadventures of the afterlife.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
However, instead of confronting Chris, Diarra finds herself on a hilariously chaotic misadventure involving an infamous 1995 case of a missing young boy.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024
The comedy promises to blend spiritual quests with spirited misadventures, maintaining the Markell Brothers’ signature style that has dominated Icelandic cinema.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 May 2024
In the months after his Facebook misadventure, Nguyen turned to the traditional gun world for training and became a certified instructor with both the NRA and the U.S. Concealed Carry Assn.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Such a misadventure would undermine the credibility of the responsible space agency and waste capital that could be better spent improving less risky ways to shore up renewable energy, such as batteries, hydrogen, and grid improvements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
This was around the same period that AT&T, still smarting from misadventures like the EO Personal Communicator, spun off Bell Labs as Lucent Technologies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2024
His latest novel follows the misadventures of a runaway named Jim and his young companion Huckleberry in the antebellum American South.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
Charles’ death in the sequel did not necessarily rule out his participation in the sequel, as the film follows the Maitlands’ misadventures of the afterlife.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
However, instead of confronting Chris, Diarra finds herself on a hilariously chaotic misadventure involving an infamous 1995 case of a missing young boy.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misadventure. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
misadventure
noun
mis·ad·ven·ture
ˌmis-əd-ˈven-chər 
Legal Definition
misadventure
noun
mis·ad·ven·ture
ˌmi-səd-ˈven-chər
: an accident that causes serious injury or death to a person and that does not involve negligence, wrongful purpose, or unlawful conduct
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