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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Recent headlines prove that, like any food, frozen items can be dangerous when mishandled at the farm, in the factory, on the road, at the warehouse, at the store or by the consumer.
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Darin Detwiler, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Gasoline Disposal Safety Tips Gasoline is extremely dangerous if mishandled.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Pitcher Orion Kerkering mishandled a comebacker, opting to throw home instead of first with the bases loaded and two outs.
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Bolton is reportedly under investigation for mishandling classified documents.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Darin Detwiler, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Gasoline Disposal Safety Tips Gasoline is extremely dangerous if mishandled.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Pitcher Orion Kerkering mishandled a comebacker, opting to throw home instead of first with the bases loaded and two outs.
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Bolton is reportedly under investigation for mishandling classified documents.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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