How to Use mishap in a Sentence

mishap

noun

• The fire was a tragic mishap that could have been prevented.
• We experienced the usual mishaps of a family vacation.
• The ceremony proceeded without mishap.
• Last week, the impact of the bridge mishap could be seen in the thin walk-in lunch crowds.
  — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
• Nolan says no one has been fired because of the mishap.
  — Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
• Duran charged his mishap to losing the ball in the sun.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
• Before Lange's mishap, the Tigers grabbed a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2022
• Jones said Meyers hasn’t showed any signs the mishap has stayed with him this week.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 24 Dec. 2022
• The team’s mishaps and flat play throughout the contest were too much to overcome.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
• This mishap turned out to be minor compared with what was to come.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2023
• After the hair mishap, both teams laughed off the situation and got back to the grind.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
• The best-prepared celebs have plans for any kind of mishap, from gown-trodding stains to tears.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• Sadly, the mishap undermined a year's worth of hard work.
  — Laura Lane, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
• Emma Stone had a black eye at her wedding thanks to a kitchen mishap.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2023
• And then there were a lot of mishaps in dealing with that and trying to get that going.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023
• The tragic mishap was a catalyst for the strike, which began on Feb. 12.
  — Steven Greenhouse, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• No mishaps due to these pins have been reported so far.
  — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2023
• But despite the minor mishap behind the scenes, Kloss loved her whole look.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2022
• Meanwhile, that was not the only mishap in the Caribbean.
  — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
• Laroi had a sweet duet with a young fan (yes, younger than Laroi, who turns 19 this month), and had a scary stage-dive mishap that brought the show to a halt.
  — Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022
• The Woman in Shania Twain knows how to laugh off an onstage mishap.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
• The Hong Kong-flagged ship was headed to Norfolk, Virginia, when the mishap occurred.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2022
• These days, Lambert is laughing off any mishap that comes her way.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• To forget about the mishap and celebrate Koepka's big win, the pair hopped on a plane to Las Vegas.
  — Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022
• Paying for this service protects you in the case of future mishap.
  — Mauricio Rosero, Forbes, 22 June 2022
• The two may or may not have been making fun of Gomez and a laminated brow mishap around this time last year.
  — Vulture, 7 Jan. 2024
• Queen Creek would score their second touchdown thanks to a special teams mishap by Williams Field.
  — Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2022
• Even as its ascent into further and further mishap traces a clear arc, the movie isn’t neat about it.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
• The early celebration mishap resulted in a touchback and a turnover because the ball had rolled out of the side of the end zone.
  — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
• The company is working with Boeing and government agencies to determine the cause of the mishap.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024