Examples of misadventure in a Sentence
His vacation turned into a series of misadventures.
a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke
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Each account is filled with a mixture of heroism and doomed misadventure.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
But that misadventure is not the major reason why a responsible Congress would already have impeached her.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Her book chronicles not only the misadventures of growing up in an oddball family, but also creative endeavors that include joining a band and putting on her own one-woman show.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
Just got back today’s newest results and considering some misadventures in the past this 66 year old pirate ship looks ready to go back to sea.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 14 July 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
But that misadventure is not the major reason why a responsible Congress would already have impeached her.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Her book chronicles not only the misadventures of growing up in an oddball family, but also creative endeavors that include joining a band and putting on her own one-woman show.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
Just got back today’s newest results and considering some misadventures in the past this 66 year old pirate ship looks ready to go back to sea.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 14 July 2025
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misadventure. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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