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 | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 Dec. 2022
  • One little mishap and you’re sent packing out the door.
    — EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The mishap could hardly have come at a worse time for Cynthia and Matthew, 27.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • No one was hurt in the mishap, which caused a 20-minute delay while the grounds crew used tractors to fix the wires.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 9 June 2021
  • 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
  • But on the very day the Star wrote about the Fort Meade mishap, a prescient article ran on the same page.
    — Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2021
  • After the mishap, Chan tried to look at the positive side.
    — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • If all goes well, the mishap will be resolved within 30 days.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 30 Sep. 2021
  • During the video shoot, the star even had a fashion mishap involving the heel of her shoe.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The tragic mishap was a catalyst for the strike, which began on Feb. 12.
    — Steven Greenhouse, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The father of one can relate to his character’s mishaps on the road.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • No mishaps due to these pins have been reported so far.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The driver abandoned the car and left a note explaining the mishap, deputies told The Aspen Times.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Thursday’s incident in the latest plane mishap to occur in 2025.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Musk brushed off the rocket mishaps, replying to a photo of himself looking at debris from one of SpaceX’s multiple early rocket failures.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025

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