His vacation turned into a series of misadventures.
a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke
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The star of the hilarious HBO Max comedy dishes on his character’s new misadventures.—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 See All Example Sentences for misadventure
Word History
Etymology
Middle English mesaventure, from Anglo-French, from mesavenir to turn out badly, from mes- mis- + avenir to happen, from Latin advenire — more at adventure
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