Mishap

Examples

• Tars Tarkas advanced toward me, holding out one of his arms, and we thus proceeded to the plaza without further mishap. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• While he stood there the men at the well succeeded in getting up the bucket without a mishap. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• But he was too doggedly persistent to mind any mishap. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• His loss was a severe one to Lee, and compensated in a great measure for the mishap, or misapprehensions, which had fallen to our lot during the day. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• This mishap occurred when she was descending an open slope about two-thirds home. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The journey was completed without any further mishap, and the people of Manchester gave the eight trains a warm welcome. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• I alighted upon the soft moss easily and without mishap, and turning saw my enemies lined up along the further wall. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The mishap concerned me only. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• In spite of this discouraging mishap the engineers and others present felt confidence in the aeroplane's power to fly. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Excuse me--for humiliating you, Aunt, by this mishap--I am sorry for it. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• That settled it, and telling him of Meg's mishap, Jo gratefully accepted and rushed up to bring down the rest of the party. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• After various lesser mishaps, Meg was finished at last, and by the united exertions of the entire family Jo's hair was got up and her dress on. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.

Checker: Sinclair