mishap
Example Sentences
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“I daresay this is the first mishap between horse-drawn vehicle and automobile in rural Parke County in the twentieth century, or in fact human history.”
From Literature
A few unnecessarily curt speech interruptions threatened the calm, but mainly, this was a smoothly run machine of a show, devoid of mishaps.
From Los Angeles Times
Some standard insurance policies now include "absolute AI exclusion" clauses that expressly deny coverage for AI-related mishaps, Mitchell said.
From Barron's
In fact, the people profiled here are so skilled, their motions so routinely perfect, that the only real surprises are the mishaps.
Days after the friendly fire mishap, he and his unit were tasked with clearing bunkers on foot.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
