Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
In addition to the New York hush money case, the former president faces trial in South Florida on charges of mishandling classified information, and two cases in Washington, D.C., and Georgia on federal and state charges respectively of trying to steal the 2020 election from Biden.
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
The body that represents USC’s faculty voted on Wednesday to censure the university’s president, Carol Folt, and provost, Andrew Guzman, citing both leaders’ mishandling of events around commencement.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Smith brought charges against Trump and two co-defendants — aide Walt Nauta and former Mar-a-Lago employee Carlos de Oliveira — in a sprawling indictment alleging Trump mishandled numerous documents with classified markings and worked with his aides to obstruct the subsequent federal probe.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 7 May 2024
Dismal Conservative results in local elections in 2022 were a prelude to the ouster of Mr. Johnson, though not the trigger for it: He was finally purged two months later after mishandling an unrelated scandal.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 3 May 2024
The family of Davidson Darren Tso, a Navajo man who was found dead early this year, is seeking accountability, claiming tribal authorities mishandled the case.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Because Starbucks so badly mishandled these unionization efforts, the company has only breathed new life into them.
—Aron Solomon, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
Medical experts told the AP that the drugs’ impact could be negligible in people who already were dying, the final straw that triggered heart or breathing failure in the medically distressed, or the main cause of death when given in the wrong circumstances or mishandled.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Airport workers mishandling and damaging the wheelchairs, delays to travel and apologetic travel vouchers seem to be par for the course, team members told The Arizona Republic.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
David Jackson, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
The body that represents USC’s faculty voted on Wednesday to censure the university’s president, Carol Folt, and provost, Andrew Guzman, citing both leaders’ mishandling of events around commencement.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Smith brought charges against Trump and two co-defendants — aide Walt Nauta and former Mar-a-Lago employee Carlos de Oliveira — in a sprawling indictment alleging Trump mishandled numerous documents with classified markings and worked with his aides to obstruct the subsequent federal probe.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 7 May 2024
Dismal Conservative results in local elections in 2022 were a prelude to the ouster of Mr. Johnson, though not the trigger for it: He was finally purged two months later after mishandling an unrelated scandal.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 3 May 2024
The family of Davidson Darren Tso, a Navajo man who was found dead early this year, is seeking accountability, claiming tribal authorities mishandled the case.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Because Starbucks so badly mishandled these unionization efforts, the company has only breathed new life into them.
—Aron Solomon, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
Medical experts told the AP that the drugs’ impact could be negligible in people who already were dying, the final straw that triggered heart or breathing failure in the medically distressed, or the main cause of death when given in the wrong circumstances or mishandled.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Airport workers mishandling and damaging the wheelchairs, delays to travel and apologetic travel vouchers seem to be par for the course, team members told The Arizona Republic.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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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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