adventure
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Synonyms for adventure
Synonyms: Noun
emprise, experience, exploit, gest (or geste), happening, time
Synonyms: Verb
compromise, endanger, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, venture
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Examples of adventure in a Sentence
Noun
The field trip was an adventure for the students. He told us about his camping adventures. They were looking for adventure.Verb
adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
What started out as just a get-away day to explore some new areas close to home turned into a really cool sit-and-see adventure, in more ways than one. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Sit-and-see adventure at Santa Rosa Mountains," 7 Sep. 2019 Still, there’s plenty of adventure in trying, and the exhibit, to its credit, isn’t hung up on gender. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, "There’s a pop-up art museum downtown that literally lets you walk in another Denverite’s shoes," 27 Aug. 2019 There’s no Zelda, no Gannon, and no Hyrule, just dreamlike adventures in a game directly inspired by David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. — Matthew Gault, Time, "The 10 Video Games We Can't Wait to Play This Fall," 26 Aug. 2019 Those small adventures in my day-to-day life also serve as my respite from a constant hum of other activity. — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, "When you aren’t over the hill, but a hike sounds way more fun than a music festival," 15 Aug. 2019 His imagery and voice were redolent of a child’s optimism at the outset of an adventure looking for treasure, and in his poems and lyrics one found all sorts of valuable gifts and amulets to ward off demons. — Thomas Beller, Los Angeles Times, "The joys and heartbreak of my 20-year friendship with poet-songwriter David Berman," 12 Aug. 2019 But there is a best one, one that symbolized Bowlen’s zest for adventure and challenges in general and particularly in his beloved Hawaii, his primary second home for more than four decades. — Ryan O'halloran, The Denver Post, "For Pat Bowlen, family, friends and adventure in Hawaii represented “perfect lifestyle”," 28 July 2019 Guests can learn about backcountry cooking, experience the beginner backpacking trip and, if so inclined, register for a two-night backpacking adventure in western Pennsylvania in mid-August. — cleveland.com, "Brecksville Reservation programs offer insights for both experienced and novice backpackers," 26 July 2019 Just follow the adventures in the latest chapter of the city’s takeover of trash collection. — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, "Soucheray: The kids don’t know what they’re doing on these scooters," 20 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Helen McCrory of Peaky Blinders was already announced to voice Stelmaria, the snow leopard daemon of James McAvoy‘s adventuring Lord Asriel, Lyra’s uncle. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Meet the daemons: HBO's His Dark Materials reveals voice cast," 30 Aug. 2019 From climbing iconic bridges in Sydney and trying anti-gravity yoga in Bali, to riding fast and furious in Abu Dhabi and taking epic around the world adventures with her daughter, there is no question that Mrs. Harvey knows how to see some world. — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "WATCH: Marjorie Harvey's Video Reminds Us All Why She's The Queen of Slaycations," 14 Aug. 2019 After a long day of sightseeing or adventuring on vacation, there's no greater pleasure than returning to an inviting pool to float dreamily (preferably happy hour cocktail in hand). — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "This Hotel's Spa Is Like a Water Park for Adults," 5 Aug. 2019 Hawaiian shirts, an ice cream-maker ball (yes, really), and even a backpack specifically for adventuring with your pup. — Maddie Hiatt, House Beautiful, "The Ultimate Dog Toy For Your Genius Pup," 9 Aug. 2019 Many of Hotel Jerome’s offerings are meant to soothe and rejuvenate your body and spirit after a day spent adventuring in the mountains. — Sarah Kuta, The Know, "Serious self-care: A guide to Colorado’s must-visit spas," 30 July 2019 New programming will offer opportunities ranging from adventuring in the snow or mountains to learning how to use coding to solve problems the girls care about, according to the organization. — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al.com, "Girl Scouts unveiled 42 new badges during Alabama visit," 16 July 2019 At the same time, explicit adventuring clearly retains its appeal. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Cruising in the Age of Consent," 19 June 2019 Jurassic World is reopening its gates for a new animated Netflix series that’ll follow a group of adventuring teens left behind on Isla Nublar after the dinosaurs go wild. — Piya Sinha-roy, EW.com, "Jurassic World reopens its gates for animated Camp Cretaceous Netflix series in 2020," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adventure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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