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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On The Other Two, Drew Tarver Hilariously Sends Up Queerness, Stardom, and Survivor
The star of the hilarious HBO Max comedy dishes on his character’s new misadventures.
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Samantha Allen, Them, 24 Feb. 2025
The series followed the misadventures of a psychotic chihuahua dog named Ren and dimwitted cat Stimpy.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
In her orbit are fellow students played by Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, Avan Jogia, and Leon Thomas III. 2013's Sam & Cat, which ran for one season, served as a spinoff to both Victorious and iCarly, centering on the misadventures of Grande's Cat Valentine and McCurdy's Sam Puckett.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Drew Barrymore Is Screaming, Then Speechless as The Facts of Life Stars Reunite for Her Birthday
The Facts of Life, which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1988, centered on the misadventures of a group of students at a fictional all-girls boarding school.
—John Russell, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Allen, Them, 24 Feb. 2025
The series followed the misadventures of a psychotic chihuahua dog named Ren and dimwitted cat Stimpy.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
In her orbit are fellow students played by Grande, Elizabeth Gillies, Avan Jogia, and Leon Thomas III. 2013's Sam & Cat, which ran for one season, served as a spinoff to both Victorious and iCarly, centering on the misadventures of Grande's Cat Valentine and McCurdy's Sam Puckett.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Drew Barrymore Is Screaming, Then Speechless as The Facts of Life Stars Reunite for Her Birthday
The Facts of Life, which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1988, centered on the misadventures of a group of students at a fictional all-girls boarding school.
—John Russell, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misadventure. Accessed 16 Mar. 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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