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
Her plays are now lost, but luckily her adventures and misadventures in the theater business are lovingly preserved in this wildly funny account of events.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Netflix released a new trailer Tuesday for the romance dramedy centered on the youngest Covey sister Kitty's misadventures at a boarding school in Seoul, and in it, the character played by Anna Cathcart is visited by a familiar face: sister Lara Jean's boyfriend Peter.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
But terrorist attacks have repeatedly provoked Washington into actions that undermine U.S. security—including the 20-plus-year occupation of Afghanistan, the still-ongoing anti-ISIS campaign in Iraq and Syria, and other misadventures from the Global War on Terrorism.
—Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Lost Ladies follows two brides whose lives become entangled after a late night mix-up on a train, which leads to a series of misadventures where the two brides encounter oddball characters with unexpected
consequences.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Netflix released a new trailer Tuesday for the romance dramedy centered on the youngest Covey sister Kitty's misadventures at a boarding school in Seoul, and in it, the character played by Anna Cathcart is visited by a familiar face: sister Lara Jean's boyfriend Peter.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
But terrorist attacks have repeatedly provoked Washington into actions that undermine U.S. security—including the 20-plus-year occupation of Afghanistan, the still-ongoing anti-ISIS campaign in Iraq and Syria, and other misadventures from the Global War on Terrorism.
—Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Lost Ladies follows two brides whose lives become entangled after a late night mix-up on a train, which leads to a series of misadventures where the two brides encounter oddball characters with unexpected
consequences.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for misadventure
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadventure. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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