mishap

Example Sentences

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The mishap drew fresh scrutiny that exposed other shortcomings in the 737s and long-distance 787 Dreamliners rolling off its assembly lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

A Type A mishap is the most severe category of failure for the agency.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

"We are correcting those mistakes. Today, we are formally declaring a Type A mishap and ensuring leadership accountability so situations like this never reoccur."

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Nasa has labelled the botched 2024 Starliner mission, which left two astronauts stranded in space for months, a "Type A" mishap, on par with fatal shuttle disasters of the past, in a newly published report.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

On the one hand, if Rebecca Urbanus’s mishap was any indication, it might be safer to stay the way I was.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides