: a wrong or unskillful play : error
Examples of misplay in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In the third, Perez reached second on a misplay in center field, and Venezuela pushed him to third on a deep flyout, but Israel escaped the inning without allowing another run.
—
Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Sidney Crosby was silent, Evgeni Malkin’s misplay led to a goal and Erik Karlsson was responsible for two other goals against as the Penguins saw their six-game winning streak end with a thud in a 3-2 setback against the Ottawa Senators on Monday at PPG Paints Arena.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Heise's first assist to Britta Curl-Salemme opened the scoring with 11:05 left in the first period after a misplay by the Sirens goaltender.
—CBS News, 17 Jan. 2026
When there was the rare misplay of the puck, a teammate was there to cover.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misplay
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Sidney Crosby was silent, Evgeni Malkin’s misplay led to a goal and Erik Karlsson was responsible for two other goals against as the Penguins saw their six-game winning streak end with a thud in a 3-2 setback against the Ottawa Senators on Monday at PPG Paints Arena.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Heise's first assist to Britta Curl-Salemme opened the scoring with 11:05 left in the first period after a misplay by the Sirens goaltender.
—CBS News, 17 Jan. 2026
When there was the rare misplay of the puck, a teammate was there to cover.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misplay
Cite this Entry
“Misplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misplay. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
