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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Since then, his administration has badly mishandled diplomatic efforts to bring about a cease-fire.
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Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
Long will take over an IRS undergoing widespread change, including layoffs and voluntary retirements of tens of thousands of workers and accusations that then-Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency mishandled sensitive taxpayer data.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
According to a 2024 study by SITA, an IT company that provides bag-tracking systems to airlines, 36.1 million suitcases worldwide were mishandled in 2023, meaning 36.1 million bags were lost, delayed, damaged, or stolen.
—Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
These reporters lamented giving something approaching equal time to Hillary Clinton’s emails, a regret that only deepened once Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents himself.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
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Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
Long will take over an IRS undergoing widespread change, including layoffs and voluntary retirements of tens of thousands of workers and accusations that then-Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency mishandled sensitive taxpayer data.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
According to a 2024 study by SITA, an IT company that provides bag-tracking systems to airlines, 36.1 million suitcases worldwide were mishandled in 2023, meaning 36.1 million bags were lost, delayed, damaged, or stolen.
—Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
These reporters lamented giving something approaching equal time to Hillary Clinton’s emails, a regret that only deepened once Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents himself.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 8 Jul. 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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