misplace
verb
mis·place
ˌmis-ˈplās 
misplaced; misplacing; misplaces
1
a
: to put in a wrong or inappropriate place
misplace a comma
b
: mislay
misplaced the keys
2
: to set on a wrong object or eventuality
his trust had been misplaced
Examples of misplace in a Sentence
I seem to have misplaced my keys.
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The Trade Numbers Fundamentally, the fixation on the trade deficit is misplaced.
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Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Yet the Brazilian proceeded to show how Pereira’s faith was misplaced, first with a stroppy performance at Chelsea that prompted his head coach to publicly criticise his body language and then with his second violent meltdown of the season, against Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez in the FA Cup.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 May 2025
The guilt may not be entirely misplaced—especially among higher income people in developed countries.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 June 2025
The moral panic was misplaced, but not unusual—part of a long national tradition of culture wars waged under the pretense of politics.
—Alan Siegel, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
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Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Yet the Brazilian proceeded to show how Pereira’s faith was misplaced, first with a stroppy performance at Chelsea that prompted his head coach to publicly criticise his body language and then with his second violent meltdown of the season, against Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez in the FA Cup.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 May 2025
The guilt may not be entirely misplaced—especially among higher income people in developed countries.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 June 2025
The moral panic was misplaced, but not unusual—part of a long national tradition of culture wars waged under the pretense of politics.
—Alan Siegel, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for misplace
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“Misplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misplace. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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