mishap
noun
an unfortunate accident.
mishaps
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pluralof mishap.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Despite parking mishaps, robotaxi companies such as Waymo and Tesla say their vehicles are statistically safer than human drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
There are measures the company has adopted over the years to bolster its platform against myriad vulnerabilities: adopting cybersecurity programs to preempt automated bot accounts, and expanding protections for music festival mishaps.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Here are a few other recent cases of missing Oscars, and the occasional mishaps that led to their recovery.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
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 ● Mar. 16, 2026
But now it was morning, and she had to decide what to say to Lady Constance about the previous evening’s mishaps.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
