How to Use mishandle in a Sentence

mishandle

verb

• The shortstop mishandled the throw.
• The quarterback fumbled when he mishandled the snap.
• Apples are easily bruised when they are mishandled.
• The police mishandled the investigation.
• Even after that, other cases of abuse were mishandled in the late 1990s or kept under wraps.
  — Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2023
• Farrell opened the scoring 1:23 into the first period when the rookie took a shot from along the boards that was mishandled by Lyon and went in.
  — Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• In poll after poll, city residents have said the city is on the wrong track and that Breed is mishandling the city’s recovery from the pandemic.
  — Heather Knight, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• And a pivotal lead — one that would much later crack the case — was apparently mishandled.
  — Gus Garcia-Roberts, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
• In the past, there have been instances of nuclear bases like Minot mishandling nuclear weapons.
  — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
• One prominent economist agrees—and has a scalding take on how the Fed has mishandled the economy, not once but twice.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 May 2023
• The incumbent, Lori Lightfoot, mishandled the issue so badly that her re-election bid collapsed in the first round of voting.
  — wsj.com, 4 Apr. 2023
• The report includes allegations of coverup and mishandling as well as abuse.
  — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
• The most ominous threat against the relievers came in the top of the 12th, when Guerra mishandled a routine Bryce Grudzielanek grounder at third, allowing the leadoff hitter to reach base on an error.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2023
• Fully 40 percent of Democrats thought Biden was mishandling the economy.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 June 2023
• In the second, third baseman Anthony Rendon mishandled a routine grounder to start the inning.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 28 Mar. 2024
• In the report released last month, Hur said that Biden shouldn't face criminal charges for mishandling documents.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
• This is not the first time Lee has been accused of falsifying or mishandling evidence.
  — Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
• Worse, some families’ contracts have not been honored — the funeral home went out of business, or the money was mishandled.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
• More than a third (36%) say shame about mishandling money has resulted in lying to a partner, while 32% point to avoiding an argument.
  — Ron Carson, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
• Evidence the defense already claimed had been poorly stored and mishandled.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2023
• On another play Wednesday, Pederson mishandled a grounder that could have been a double play and got the out at first instead of retiring the lead runner, something that still seemed doable.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2023
• Both Labrada and Silva, who filed the police report, have lodged legal claims against the city alleging the department mishandled their cases.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• Other mechanisms are less intrusive and are meant to prevent accidental discharge in the event the gun is dropped or mishandled.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 Apr. 2023
• The meeting comes amid a complaint to Congress, filed by an IRS employee seeking whistleblower status, that alleges the case has been mishandled.
  — Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2023
• In 1999, Richardson fired Lee, who later pleaded guilty to mishandling computer fires.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
• But a history of Silicon Valley companies mishandling data has left a sour taste in peoples’ mouths, and some fear that the iris scans could be used for surveillance or be sold to third parties.
  — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 3 Aug. 2023
• Those complaints frequently contain concerns that schools are mishandling these reports, though very few cases make it to trial.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
• Mannion pleaded guilty but, as detailed in the film, still is seeking to have that conviction overturned, arguing in part that key evidence was mishandled.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 4 June 2023
• He and one of his lawyers are being sued by Hunter Biden for allegedly mishandling the presidential son's laptop, and that lawyer is accusing Giuliani of not paying legal bills.
  — Spencer S. Hsu and Rachel Weiner The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
• Depp accused the firm of mishandling matters including his divorce from Amber Heard, and alleged that the firm improperly took millions of dollars in fees.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024