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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Because, despite the unfortunate expanding history of such episodes involving MLS clubs, if this was about the use of a potential racial slur, it was mishandled by the player’s club and manager, Concacaf and media members at the stadium.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Hedges will yell from the Guardians’ dugout if a catcher mishandles a pitch, poking fun at his manager, Stephen Vogt, a former catcher known more for his offense than defense.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting campaign has stoked fears about the data itself: that sensitive records might be mishandled, copied, leaked or lost.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that the grand jury had indicted the Hanceville police chief and four of his officers, who are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Hedges will yell from the Guardians’ dugout if a catcher mishandles a pitch, poking fun at his manager, Stephen Vogt, a former catcher known more for his offense than defense.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting campaign has stoked fears about the data itself: that sensitive records might be mishandled, copied, leaked or lost.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that the grand jury had indicted the Hanceville police chief and four of his officers, who are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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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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