as in misfortune
bad luck or an example of this
a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke
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Recent Examples of misadventure
Sumner’s uncivil words against Butler provided Brooks with the opportunity to make up for a lifetime of misadventures.
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Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
The result of all this has been a public-relations nightmare for CBS News, the sort of misadventure that in a different time would have prompted speculation Weiss was on the way out for imperiling the future of one journalism’s most storied franchises.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
The Stanwix Street barrier onto the eastbound lanes of the Parkway East is scarred with the misadventures of a number of drivers over time.
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John Shumway,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
This misadventure did not deter the younger Cerrato from fishing.
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Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for misadventure
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
The result of all this has been a public-relations nightmare for CBS News, the sort of misadventure that in a different time would have prompted speculation Weiss was on the way out for imperiling the future of one journalism’s most storied franchises.
—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
The Stanwix Street barrier onto the eastbound lanes of the Parkway East is scarred with the misadventures of a number of drivers over time.
—
John Shumway,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
This misadventure did not deter the younger Cerrato from fishing.
—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for misadventure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadventure
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There’s Kimi Antonelli’s sudden rise, which so far seems to be one for the ages, while George Russell’s run of misfortune is certainly captivating.
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The greatest disparity in this year’s group stage, however, came on Tuesday, when Iraq also had the misfortune of facing off with Haaland.
Noun
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First a human scores a model’s outputs — say, how likely a character in a drama would be to react to news of a tragedy with a host of jokes or expressions of sympathy — going back with one score after another to various responses.
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The parents of the teen killed in the horse carriage crash in Central Park are remembering their son as rides resume a week after the tragedy.
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadventure. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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