mischances

plural of mischance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mischances
Noun
  • More cars mean more accidents, and more accidents lead to more lawsuits which always inflates the cost of claims.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Many Amazon reviewers shared the harrowing accidents that motivated them to finally buy one, including a car rolling off a ferry and a rollover accident with kids in the backseat.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Amid the Mets' misfortunes, Michael Kay, a radio host and play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees, decided to weigh in.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Unimaginable misfortunes have the Ravens in this precarious situation, and certainly could continue.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There were no initial reports of casualties.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Along these lines, American casualties during the 1950 invasion of Korea by the North made US neutrality almost impossible.
    Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are too many stories, too many tragedies, and too many silver linings to properly detail, especially as the national media spotlight has long moved on to the next crisis.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In response to recurring tragedies, the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act was signed into law in 2022.
    News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Mischances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischances. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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