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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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Throw in the odd Green misadventure, and this would be glorious.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
My partner in adventure (and misadventure).
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Feminist Substackers gleefully dissect tradwife pregnancy announcements and raw-milk misadventures.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misadventure. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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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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