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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The story splits its time between young Wash's misadventures and the older, adult Wash's tale of first love with a biracial woman, Tanna (Iola Evans), and a brush with danger in the form of bounty hunter, Willard (Billy Boyd).
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 May 2025
And county taxpayers now will feel the direct fallout of the county’s misadventures with Tyler along with the indignity of paying for them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The cast of Dead Outlaw couldn’t be better, with Jeb Brown a fine band leader and singer guiding us along the story (and occasionally jumping off the band riser to join Elmer in various misadventures).
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
The plural in the title ultimately proved over-optimistic, however, and when the movie barely made back its $100 million-plus budget, Richard B. Riddick's misadventures had seemingly come to an end.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 May 2025
And county taxpayers now will feel the direct fallout of the county’s misadventures with Tyler along with the indignity of paying for them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The cast of Dead Outlaw couldn’t be better, with Jeb Brown a fine band leader and singer guiding us along the story (and occasionally jumping off the band riser to join Elmer in various misadventures).
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
The plural in the title ultimately proved over-optimistic, however, and when the movie barely made back its $100 million-plus budget, Richard B. Riddick's misadventures had seemingly come to an end.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misadventure. Accessed 30 May. 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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