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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His misadventures crash into one another.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
In this case, the golden retriever's misadventure highlighted the gap between enthusiasm and execution, especially in the demanding work of herding livestock.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
After six hours of mistakes, misadventures, indifferent torture and even more indifferent murder, Black Rabbit finally locks in for 90 minutes in the homestretch as the last two episodes become a breathless pursuit through various parts of Brooklyn.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Maybe these movies—as well as a TV show like Lena Dunham’s comic misadventure Too Much—seek to grant us some relief from the pursuit of romantic perfection.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
In this case, the golden retriever's misadventure highlighted the gap between enthusiasm and execution, especially in the demanding work of herding livestock.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
After six hours of mistakes, misadventures, indifferent torture and even more indifferent murder, Black Rabbit finally locks in for 90 minutes in the homestretch as the last two episodes become a breathless pursuit through various parts of Brooklyn.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Maybe these movies—as well as a TV show like Lena Dunham’s comic misadventure Too Much—seek to grant us some relief from the pursuit of romantic perfection.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misadventure
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misadventure. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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