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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The family of a stillborn baby has filed a lawsuit against a Pompano Beach funeral home, accusing the home of mishandling the baby’s unenbalmed remains and leaving him underneath the body of a 200-pound man.
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Turang’s sacrifice bunt was mishandled at first base, putting runners on first and second.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The year before that, the FTC dinged WW International, formerly Weight Watchers, for illegally collecting and mishandling data from Kurbo, a weight loss app for children.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Over the next 15 months, Alameda County social workers received at least seven reports that the girl was being abused — warnings that repeatedly were mishandled or went unheeded, according to an investigation by the Bay Area News Group.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Turang’s sacrifice bunt was mishandled at first base, putting runners on first and second.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The year before that, the FTC dinged WW International, formerly Weight Watchers, for illegally collecting and mishandling data from Kurbo, a weight loss app for children.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Over the next 15 months, Alameda County social workers received at least seven reports that the girl was being abused — warnings that repeatedly were mishandled or went unheeded, according to an investigation by the Bay Area News Group.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 5 Apr. 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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