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Examples of mislay in a Sentence
I'm always mislaying my bus pass.
Recent Examples of mislay from the Web
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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.
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The past was a small notebook, much scribbled-upon, that I had somehow mislaid.
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Commanders were under a lot of pressure to spend down their CERP accounts, meaning that a lot of projects were done with poor oversight — the same school being rebuilt several times, for instance — or the funds were mislaid.
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First Known Use of mislay
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MISLAY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of mislay for English Language Learners
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: to lose (something) for a short time by forgetting where you put it
MISLAY Defined for Kids
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