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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
Upon release, the pair embark on a doomed romantic misadventure.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Still, even that misadventure could win him credit with a key voting constituency — homeowners west of MoPac — who delivered him to victory in 2022 and who have named public safety as a key priority.
—Asher Price, Axios, 9 July 2024
Russia does not want its misadventure in Ukraine to embroil and spoil its entire foreign policy.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2023
Many American schoolkids can recite the misadventures of scofflaws such as Jesse James, but Moses’s story got forgotten — at least until Roberts went digging.
—Drew Goins, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Still, even that misadventure could win him credit with a key voting constituency — homeowners west of MoPac — who delivered him to victory in 2022 and who have named public safety as a key priority.
—Asher Price, Axios, 9 July 2024
Russia does not want its misadventure in Ukraine to embroil and spoil its entire foreign policy.
—Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2023
Many American schoolkids can recite the misadventures of scofflaws such as Jesse James, but Moses’s story got forgotten — at least until Roberts went digging.
—Drew Goins, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for misadventure
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misadventure. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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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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