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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Bloomberg reported there had been complaints of Manifold showing aggressive behavior toward employees and mishandling sensitive information.
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semafor.com, 29 May 2026
The company didn’t provide further details in its statement, but people close to BP who requested anonymity said there had been complaints about aggressive behavior by Manifold toward employees, as well as of mishandling sensitive information and seeking to bypass the board.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The company's board was told that Albert Manifold was verbally abusive and bullying toward employees, and had mishandled company information, according to the WSJ.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Third baseman Luis Rengifo mishandled a ground ball to let Teoscar Hernández reach base in the seventh inning.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
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semafor.com, 29 May 2026
The company didn’t provide further details in its statement, but people close to BP who requested anonymity said there had been complaints about aggressive behavior by Manifold toward employees, as well as of mishandling sensitive information and seeking to bypass the board.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The company's board was told that Albert Manifold was verbally abusive and bullying toward employees, and had mishandled company information, according to the WSJ.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Third baseman Luis Rengifo mishandled a ground ball to let Teoscar Hernández reach base in the seventh inning.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 1 Jun. 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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