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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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Hilarious and heartfelt misadventure is afoot when a dysfunctional family piles into VW bus for a cross-country trip to get their youngest member (Abigail Breslin) into a beauty pageant.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
After some misadventures on Lanupa, the kids hit the big 'do not push' button and revealed the true, much sleeker Onyx Cinder in hiding beneath a rustier chassis.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
The story revolves around their desperate attempt to pay their overdue rent within a few hours, a mission that propels them into a whirlwind of chaotic and hilarious misadventures.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025
Content reflecting hidden pasts saw the largest growth year-on-year (73%), followed by family secrets (68%), misadventures (68%), and personal growth (67%).
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
After some misadventures on Lanupa, the kids hit the big 'do not push' button and revealed the true, much sleeker Onyx Cinder in hiding beneath a rustier chassis.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
The story revolves around their desperate attempt to pay their overdue rent within a few hours, a mission that propels them into a whirlwind of chaotic and hilarious misadventures.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025
Content reflecting hidden pasts saw the largest growth year-on-year (73%), followed by family secrets (68%), misadventures (68%), and personal growth (67%).
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misadventure. Accessed 27 Jan. 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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