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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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According to the Verizon report, human error accounts for 68% of incidents, including employees falling victim to phishing attacks and mishandling data internally.
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Barbara Booth, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Ellen's parents, Joshua Greenberg and Sandee Greenberg, have long believed that Ellen died by homicide and that the investigation was mishandled.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
The problem there wasn’t a lack of force but a university administration that mishandled the initial protests.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Plaintiffs also alleged that Cash App and Block, the app's parent company, failed to install controls to block unauthorized users and that the company then mishandled customer complaints about the security breaches and fraudulent transactions.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Barbara Booth, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Ellen's parents, Joshua Greenberg and Sandee Greenberg, have long believed that Ellen died by homicide and that the investigation was mishandled.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
The problem there wasn’t a lack of force but a university administration that mishandled the initial protests.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Plaintiffs also alleged that Cash App and Block, the app's parent company, failed to install controls to block unauthorized users and that the company then mishandled customer complaints about the security breaches and fraudulent transactions.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 13 Sep. 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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