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Collocations for adventure - noun

ADJECTIVE

big, epic, exciting, great, wonderful
little
We had a little adventure yesterday.
dangerous, perilous
hair-raising
I had some hair-raising adventures when I was backpacking.
romantic
fantasy, foreign, historical, military, sexual

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VERB + adventure

embark on, have
be looking for, want
Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids.
offer
Perhaps the army offered adventure, a chance to travel.

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adventure + NOUN

film (esp. BrE), movie (esp. AmE), novel, story
holiday (BrE), tour (AmE), vacation (AmE)
playground (BrE)

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PHRASES

quite an adventure (= very exciting)
Our trip to Mexico was quite an adventure for the children.
a sense of adventure, a spirit of adventure
The trip began with a sense of adventure.

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