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At the 2018 event, Meghan's co-presenter seemed to misplace his papers, making for an awkward moment onstage. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Meghan Markle Opted for a Givenchy Blouse and Skirt at the Endeavour Fund Awards," 7 Feb. 2019 Now, some say their expectation that Trump would be different may have been misplaced. — Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica, "Chicken Farmers Thought Trump Was Going to Help Them. Then His Administration Did the Opposite.," 5 June 2019 Those drawings misplaced the location of the bullet that struck Clark on the side near his shoulder. — David Caraccio, sacbee, "This 3D autopsy animation shows where the eight bullets struck Stephon Clark | The Sacramento Bee," 4 Apr. 2018 Some of the public outrage at the time focused on bodies being dismembered after donation — a reaction that Shreves says was misplaced. — Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, "Arizona is a hotbed for the cadaver industry, and potential donors have plenty of options," 10 June 2019 Among the issues were difficulties during a statewide recount, including narrowly missing a key deadline to file results with the state and misplacing 2,040 ballots. — Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, "Former Democratic Party boss wants job overseeing Broward elections," 5 June 2019 When one half of the team misplaces the memory of some little happening, the other will be there to remind. — Nicola Prentis, Good Housekeeping, "To My Single Mom: You Had It Way Harder Than I Realized Growing Up," 26 Mar. 2019 But only time will tell if that enthusiasm is misplaced. — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, "‘Fortnite’ Effect: The Game Never Ends," 15 Feb. 2019 Gainey said the state needs a mechanism to deal with lost and stolen firearms that would flag or penalize people who repeatedly misplace firearms. — Justine Mcdaniel, Philly.com, "Gun safety after Parkland: Here's every idea the Pa. House has. Will any become reality?," 19 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'misplace.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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