Examples of mislay in a Sentence
I'm always mislaying my bus pass.
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If there was a gift table at the wedding, there is always the possibility that one or more of the gifts was mislaid.
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Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
The footage confiscated by the bank was donated in 2010 to the Panamanian Ministry of Culture, and subsequently mislaid; by chance, further reels were found by Gaisseau’s widow in a family friend’s home.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
Even the fates of individual pieces, a surprising number of which have since been stolen or mislaid, sold or melted down to make something new, echo the unpredictable evolution of the culture itself.
—Daniel Levin Becker Jessica Pettway, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
Theft There was a report June 1 of theft of a lost or mislaid property item following an incident in the 1500 block of East Deerfield Parkway.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2023
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Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
The footage confiscated by the bank was donated in 2010 to the Panamanian Ministry of Culture, and subsequently mislaid; by chance, further reels were found by Gaisseau’s widow in a family friend’s home.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
Even the fates of individual pieces, a surprising number of which have since been stolen or mislaid, sold or melted down to make something new, echo the unpredictable evolution of the culture itself.
—Daniel Levin Becker Jessica Pettway, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
Theft There was a report June 1 of theft of a lost or mislaid property item following an incident in the 1500 block of East Deerfield Parkway.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2023
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“Mislay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mislay. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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mislay
verb
mis·lay
(ˈ)mis-ˈlā 
mislaid
-ˈlād
; mislaying
; mislaying
: to put in a place later forgotten : lose
mislaid the car keys
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