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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Castle, who has accused the Navy of mishandling her daughter's disappearance, said during a press conference in June that her daughter's body was left exposed for days and was not properly preserved or prepared for viewing.
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Pratt’s Office of Student Protections alleged Thuet mishandled that case.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
With no special-case engineering and new data, Helix can recover gracefully from mishandling or collisions.
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The case alleges Wilder mishandled Portalatin’s custody case in a Tarrant County family court.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Pratt’s Office of Student Protections alleged Thuet mishandled that case.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
With no special-case engineering and new data, Helix can recover gracefully from mishandling or collisions.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
The case alleges Wilder mishandled Portalatin’s custody case in a Tarrant County family court.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 12 Sep. 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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