The program chronicled the day-to-day misadventures of a bunch of rather odd and unpleasant teachers at a third-rate school. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
This misadventure is already serving as really funny material for your writings!. From Wordnik.com. [cramer - French Word-A-Day] Reference
But men are also killed by "misadventure" - by senseless drowning, falls, and by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. From Wordnik.com. [Jablonski, Michael J.] Reference
Therefore we removed the points gained by this type of "misadventure" - it includes a "look what you could have won" points tally. From Wordnik.com. [Voodoo Extreme] Reference
We've lost focus on that while going off on what I've called a misadventure in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2004] Reference
The only misadventure occurs when a gold chain from my wife's bracelet becomes stuck in the tray table hinge. From Wordnik.com. [Travel in Cambodia: November 2000 Trip] Reference
What I mean by that is either accident or, well, you know, therapeutic misadventure, which is more than just an accident. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2009] Reference
U.S. diplomat quits, calls Afghan war a 'misadventure'. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
Congress that any such "misadventure" would boomerang on that party. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
People need to be prepared to deal with this type of "misadventure" at the point of contact. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com] Reference
The latter was a kind of misadventure, as Lady Talfourd was on the point of calling on me when. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II] Reference
In adjacent Alathur, a BJP youth leader landed in hospital for his "misadventure" during a televised debate. From Wordnik.com. [The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage] Reference
The latter was a kind of misadventure, as Lady Talfourd was on the point of calling on me when Robert would not let her. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning]
A "misadventure" when almost every American wanted us to crush the Taliban. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
“What misadventure?” asked Weir, turning suddenly. From Wordnik.com. [The Unnatural History of Brown's Island] Reference
Nails -- (Broken) misadventure; (very long) emoluments. From Wordnik.com. [The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference] Reference
Mirror -- (To look in) misunderstanding; (broken) misadventure. From Wordnik.com. [The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference] Reference
It has been one long misadventure for Ms. Oudin since last year. From Wordnik.com. [Oudin Only Seems to Win in Queens] Reference
The only misadventure they had to fear was the loss of the galleon. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
They went on fearfully, every moment dreading some new misadventure. From Wordnik.com. [The Dodge Club or, Italy in MDCCCLIX] Reference
Blindly persistent, Ivan refused to be discouraged by his misadventure. From Wordnik.com. [The Genius] Reference
He looked a little pale, but otherwise was not much worse for his misadventure. From Wordnik.com. [Border Ghost Stories] Reference
You are now in the straits of Tsugar, and near the scene of our former misadventure. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
Yet his misadventure showed him that his chances of seeing her again were extremely faint. From Wordnik.com. [The Dodge Club or, Italy in MDCCCLIX] Reference
He must have fallen in by misadventure in the darkness before the moon rose, I conjectured. From Wordnik.com. [Border Ghost Stories] Reference
Diantha asked, her troubled tones indicating how much she took to heart her friend's misadventure. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
Tears came into Pepita's eyes as the sudden recollection arose of Dick's misadventure on the road. From Wordnik.com. [The Dodge Club or, Italy in MDCCCLIX] Reference
We've introduced a dozen crops that had disappeared through misadventure to the original colonists. From Wordnik.com. [Adaptation] Reference
My patient Sam ended up on a long misadventure through the medical system before he came to see me. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease] Reference
Finally the front door had slammed but he remained concealed for over an hour in case of misadventure. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
"Ah," said King Arthur, "since ye know of this, provide against it, and put away by your crafts that misadventure.". From Wordnik.com. [Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur"] Reference
This combination of lofty goals and puny means will have to change to bring a decent end to our Balkan misadventure. From Wordnik.com. [What Do We Do Now?] Reference
The Senator was so disturbed by this misadventure that his wrath did not subside until his trowsers were thoroughly dried. From Wordnik.com. [The Dodge Club or, Italy in MDCCCLIX] Reference
However, this misadventure made Janice's principal object in coming to the Border loom more significantly in her thoughts. From Wordnik.com. [The Mission of Janice Day] Reference
She fell upon her husband just as the blow descended, and so Sir Gawaine smote off her head by misadventure, and the knight was saved. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur"] Reference
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