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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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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The practice of mishandling bodies by bulldozing them into unmarked graves can violate international law, according to legal experts.
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In Smith’s third episode, Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn) mishandled a live hand grenade, prompting her liaison, Zosia (Karolina Wydra), to quickly dispose of it and shield Carol from the nearby blast.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
What funds is Mayes accusing ADE of mishandling?
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
The practice of mishandling bodies by bulldozing them into unmarked graves can violate international law, according to legal experts.
—Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
In Smith’s third episode, Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn) mishandled a live hand grenade, prompting her liaison, Zosia (Karolina Wydra), to quickly dispose of it and shield Carol from the nearby blast.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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