How to Use misadventure in a Sentence

misadventure

noun

• His vacation turned into a series of misadventures.
• 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
• The size of those two groups helps explain why the GOP’s health care misadventures could be very costly.
  — Reihan Salam, Slate Magazine, 12 Apr. 2017
• 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
• For Winston, that likely points to an off-the-field misadventure.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 July 2017
• But the near-hurl misadventure was a reminder that my days of freely boarding motion rides are long gone.
  — Dan Moran, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2017
• 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 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 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
• That doesn’t make this misadventure come off like any less of a major letdown.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2022
• When asked where the band’s penchant for misadventure comes from, Quirk chuckles.
  — Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
• Chances are the little guy is far more frightened (and a lot less irritated) by the whole misadventure than you.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 18 May 2021
• On the tying goal, Halak, who has had a few misadventures playing the puck this season, earned a bold assist by charging to the top of the circle.
  — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Jan. 2020
• In ten years, Beijing may see this not as a masterstroke but a misadventure.
  — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022
• In April, that show is the latest adaptation of the misadventures of the Robinson family.
  — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 21 Mar. 2018
• The escapade was filled with the island’s usual mild chaos and misadventures, which Ernesto had tackled with dry humor.
  — Lisette Poole, Smithsonian, 24 Oct. 2019
• The show focused on the misadventures of a family named the Jetsons, led by father George Jetson.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2017
• The movie could have used more of their exchanges with Rita, and less of such strained slapstick as Rita’s Pilates misadventure.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022
• Through a series of magical misadventures, a group of mannequins are brought to life which leads to a second chance to fulfill his dreams.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 July 2024
• 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
• Harrison Ford is recalling some misadventures during his time as a cook, years before his acting career took off.
  — Tommy McArdle, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024