Examples of mishandle in a Sentence
The police mishandled the investigation.
Apples are easily bruised when they are mishandled.
The shortstop mishandled the throw.
The quarterback fumbled when he mishandled the snap.
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Richardson said Bjornstad seeks both financial compensation and a public acknowledgment that the university mishandled his situation.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
In August 2024, the two were ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to families who sued the couple for mishandling dead relatives' bodies.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Dylan Chambost’s long ball-ahead was mishandled by defender Olwethu Makhanya.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Forensic scientist Brent Turvey, who worked as a crime scene analysis expert for Kohberger’s defense team, alleges that police mishandled the knife sheath found inside the King Road house where four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed in November 2022.
—Kevin Fixler
april 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
In August 2024, the two were ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to families who sued the couple for mishandling dead relatives' bodies.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Dylan Chambost’s long ball-ahead was mishandled by defender Olwethu Makhanya.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Forensic scientist Brent Turvey, who worked as a crime scene analysis expert for Kohberger’s defense team, alleges that police mishandled the knife sheath found inside the King Road house where four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed in November 2022.
—Kevin Fixler
april 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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mishandle
verb
mis·han·dle
(ˈ)mis-ˈhan-dᵊl 
1
: to treat roughly : maltreat
2
: to manage wrongly
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