Sentence example with the word 'mishap'

mishap

accident, blow, casualty, catastrophe, contretemps, crash, dole, ill hap, mischance, nasty blow, shipwreck, smash, staggering blow, wreck

Definition n. an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

Last update: July 12, 2015


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They were fortunate to escape the mishap unhurt.   [noun]

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Martin Sheets, a Terre Haute resident, wanted to make sure that mishap never befell him.   [noun]

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Perhaps when they have seen huge spiders on T.V. being handled without mishap, the perceived danger from our tiny native specimens seems less.   [noun]

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There has been some little mishap, I fear.   [noun]

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It was only his mishap in sticking fast upon a sand-bank that enabled us to overpower him.   [noun]

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But she was seriously alarmed when Dousterswivel was sent for to the Castle, and was closeted with her father--his mishap condoled with--his part taken, and his loss compensated.   [noun]

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I speak thus for those who may be doubtful of mishap; for myself, wherever I see my foe, I make that spot my battle-ground.   [noun]

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"Two should go together in case of mishap," he said.   [Please select]

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This mishap cured him of his passion for the sea.   [Please select]

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