mislay

verb mis·lay \ ˌmis-ˈlā \

|Updated on: 15 Jul 2018

Examples: mislay in a Sentence

Definition of mislay

mislaid play \-ˈlād\; mislaying

transitive verb

: to put in an unremembered place : lose

he mislaid his car keys

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Examples of mislay in a Sentence

I'm always mislaying my bus pass.

Recent Examples of mislay from the Web

In a related action, Donnailla Dismukes, 32, and James Gaston, 29, both of Sauk Village, were charged with stealing lost or mislaid property after each drove the vehicle upon which Jimerson had loaded the generators, police said.

— staff report, Daily Southtown, "Southland police blotter," 3 July 2018
Markeita Goodman, 28, of the 1400 block of Foster Street, Evanston, was charged on May 8 with theft of lost or mislaid property for an incident that occurred in April in the 100 block of Waukegan Road.

— alexandra kukulka, chicagotribune.com, "Police: $1,200 in alcohol, merchandise stolen from Glenview store," 11 May 2018
Van is the one who pulls Earn toward responsibility and stability, out of bad decisions and mislaid schemes and back into the real world.

— allison p. davis, The Cut, "Zazie Beetz Can’t Be Bothered," 1 Mar. 2018
Some, however, think the fixation on Winslet's statements is mislaid and missing the point.

— evelyn wang, Glamour, "Kate Winslet Says She Deliberately Didn't Thank Harvey Weinstein in Her 2009 Oscar Speech," 16 Oct. 2017
However, bank guarantees can get mislaid, and some find the process of handling them to be too laborious and slow.

— david meyer, Fortune, "Microsoft’s Blockchain Experiments Expand to Digital Bank Guarantees," 7 Sep. 2017
A GOOD fit is everything, stylists often counsel, but in assessing its market America’s fashion business appears to have mislaid the measuring tape.

— The Economist, "The forgotten majorityThe fashion industry pays attention to plus-size women," 13 July 2017
Taylor was also charged with theft of lost or mislaid property for an incident that occurred in the 400 block of Lake Street.

— pioneer press, chicagotribune.com, "Police reports: Three teens steal iPhone from pedestrian on South Boulevard," 23 June 2017
Perez is charged with two counts of felony home invasion with a dangerous weapon, as well as misdemeanor charges in connection with resisting or obstructing a peace officer and theft of lost or mislaid property.

— stacy st. clair, chicagotribune.com, "Prosecutors: Man held after Cragin home invasion, robbery," 29 May 2017

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