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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Jon and Carie Hallford Wagoner County Sheriff Families argued this falls short of justice, saying the pair should receive at least 191 years — one for each body recovered — plus additional time for the hundreds of other remains that may have been mishandled.
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Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Following his 2023 conviction, Michel requested a retrial, alleging that one of his then-lawyers, David Kenner, mishandled his case by using AI to write closing arguments.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2025
The Royal Commission concluded in 2015 that the Assemblies of God had mishandled the Houston case and others like it.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Millions of Facebook users filed claims in a recent privacy settlement after the platform was accused of mishandling user data.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Following his 2023 conviction, Michel requested a retrial, alleging that one of his then-lawyers, David Kenner, mishandled his case by using AI to write closing arguments.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2025
The Royal Commission concluded in 2015 that the Assemblies of God had mishandled the Houston case and others like it.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Millions of Facebook users filed claims in a recent privacy settlement after the platform was accused of mishandling user data.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 26 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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