Examples of mishandle in a Sentence
The police mishandled the investigation.
Apples are easily bruised when they are mishandled.
The shortstop mishandled the throw.
The quarterback fumbled when he mishandled the snap.
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Orders that leave our kitchen hot and carefully prepared sometimes arrive cold, spilled or mishandled.
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Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
John Boyega, who played Finn — a Black stormtrooper — in the sequels, once complained that Disney mishandled the introduction of a Black character.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Because he was overdrafted and the 2025 quarterback situation was mishandled, Gabriel just isn’t in a good place with the Browns.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 May 2026
This led to the number of firefighters being reduced, which diminished their preparedness and mishandled emergency responses to large-scale emergencies related to ferocious fire.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
John Boyega, who played Finn — a Black stormtrooper — in the sequels, once complained that Disney mishandled the introduction of a Black character.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Because he was overdrafted and the 2025 quarterback situation was mishandled, Gabriel just isn’t in a good place with the Browns.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 May 2026
This led to the number of firefighters being reduced, which diminished their preparedness and mishandled emergency responses to large-scale emergencies related to ferocious fire.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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mishandle
verb
mis·han·dle
(ˈ)mis-ˈhan-dᵊl 
1
: to treat roughly : maltreat
2
: to manage wrongly
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