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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Both Italian brands denied wrongdoing and argued the process was mishandled, The New York Post reported.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Other big stories ➤ Maricopa County election officials acknowledged nearly 2,300 West Valley ballots were mishandled.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The seedless doctrine For years, Tangem campaigned against seed phrases as risky and error-prone, arguing that paper or metal backups become a single, theft-prone secret that ordinary people routinely mishandle.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Moments later, Thilly took the microphone and aired his grievances to the mayor, accusing him and the township committee of mishandling a controversial 30-year PILOT tax-exemption deal for a 250-unit apartment complex.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Other big stories ➤ Maricopa County election officials acknowledged nearly 2,300 West Valley ballots were mishandled.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The seedless doctrine For years, Tangem campaigned against seed phrases as risky and error-prone, arguing that paper or metal backups become a single, theft-prone secret that ordinary people routinely mishandle.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Moments later, Thilly took the microphone and aired his grievances to the mayor, accusing him and the township committee of mishandling a controversial 30-year PILOT tax-exemption deal for a 250-unit apartment complex.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 15 Nov. 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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