misadventure

Example Sentences

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Gen. Jay Garner, the American tasked with overseeing Iraq’s postwar reconstruction, would constitute a towering moment of hubris in a foreign policy misadventure tragically replete with them.

From New York Times

This team also needs reinforcements along the interior defensive line, where stopping the run has become an annual misadventure of inconsistency.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, Ruby being Ruby, there’s still the occasional misadventure.

From Seattle Times

Reaching a conclusion of misadventure, coroner John Gittins said the cause of death was caffeine toxicity.

From BBC

My vision misadventure was just another of the perils of getting older.

From New York Times