How to Use misadventure in a Sentence

misadventure

noun
  • His vacation turned into a series of misadventures.
  • For Winston, that likely points to an off-the-field misadventure.
    George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 July 2017
  • And there's no better time to binge past episodes - let their misadventures be inspiration for your summer antics.
    Nathan Paige, cleveland.com, 5 June 2017
  • Here's hoping that Brienne, Pod, and Arya eventually team up for some misadventures.
    Matt Miller, Esquire, 7 Aug. 2017
  • The show follows the retail misadventures of comic shop owner Kent Carney and his offbeat gang of employees.
    The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2017
  • When compared to other mascot misadventures, Mr. Met’s digit of disdain seems pretty tame.
    Joe Knowles, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2017
  • That volume was the first in a series of books about Paddington's adventures and misadventures that sold tens of millions of copies and were translated into dozens of languages.
    Philly.com, 29 June 2017
  • That volume was the first in a shelfful of books about Paddington’s adventures and misadventures that sold tens of millions of copies and were translated into dozens of languages.
    Emily Langer, Washington Post, 28 June 2017
  • Turkey’s involvement in the war in Syria, among other misadventures, has left it more isolated and insecure than ever.
    Soner Cagaptay, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2017
  • There is a reason officials fail to anticipate foreign misadventures.
    Keren Yarhi-Milo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Now creator Jeff Kinney is packing up his cartoon clan for another misadventure, this time in the friendly (and lately, not-so-friendly) skies.
    Jocelyn McClurg, USA TODAY, 3 June 2017
  • The Brewers and Reds might still be playing if not for a slight misadventure on the bases in the eighth inning with Cincinnati leading, 11-9.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2017
  • The embarrassing misadventures on the base paths began in the third inning when Dee Gordon ran the Marlins out of their first threat against Gray.
    Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 Aug. 2017
  • One of the things I was known for writing about early in my time as a columnist was Maintenance Manor, a scene of ongoing misadventures in home improvement.
    Tim Woodward, idahostatesman, 14 July 2017
  • Not only are cards not accepted everywhere, but pockets get picked, ATMs eat debit cards and other misadventures can befall you.
    Megan Elliott, USA TODAY, 14 June 2017
  • Barfi! is about the misadventures of a happy-go-lucky man who makes the most of life.
    Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Even when the show ended in 2004, the hunger for more misadventures didn’t.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
  • Arnold Palmer’s misadventure: The King’s tee shot on No.
    Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 9 June 2019
  • And the landscape of Lewiston, Maine, where much of the film takes place, seems like a breeding ground for misadventure.
    John Anderson, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The title of this sweet, slight tale nods to the misadventure to which Diana consents.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Costumes make the misadventures of the droll co-workers all the funnier.
    Lydia Price, PEOPLE.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The light likely played a role in another misadventure for Moore on the second Colts punt of the day.
    The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2022
  • As for his misadventure while putting on the final hole, Scheffler took it in stride.
    New York Times, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Among said cheeky misadventures, Jepsen puttered around with a rollerskate on one foot and a high heel on the other.
    Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Through divine wordplay, the MC is able to learn from his misadventures.
    Bianca Alysse, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Jen and Judy have survived — and their back for their final misadventure in Netflix’s Dead to Me.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2022
  • The Times did not include an opinion from the wives on their husbands’ misadventure.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Are the misadventures in the present day the result of decades of interlocking secrets and bad choices, or is there a curse in play?
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
  • The sense of odd chronological displacement extends to the music that (ostensibly) propels the quintet’s night of debauchery and misadventure.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
  • While other series in the Star Trek universe focuses on the exciting adventures of captains and senior officers, Lower Decks takes a look at the often comedic misadventures of the low-ranking officers with menial jobs.
    Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 17 June 2024

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