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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To build and maintain trust, brands must avoid three common pitfalls: irrelevant messaging, over-saturating the inbox and mishandling data.
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Katie Jewett, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
South Korea has admitted its agencies mishandled adoptions after an investigation sparked by hundreds of complaints from adoptees.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
Baltimore Sun Up three with seconds to play and Alabama owning possession again — the same situation the Terps mishandled minutes earlier — Maryland didn’t foul and closed out the victory.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Democrats mishandled the border under Biden and abandoned the tough-on-immigration policies the party had under Presidents Clinton and Obama, playing right into Trump's signature issue.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
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Katie Jewett, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
South Korea has admitted its agencies mishandled adoptions after an investigation sparked by hundreds of complaints from adoptees.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
Baltimore Sun Up three with seconds to play and Alabama owning possession again — the same situation the Terps mishandled minutes earlier — Maryland didn’t foul and closed out the victory.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Democrats mishandled the border under Biden and abandoned the tough-on-immigration policies the party had under Presidents Clinton and Obama, playing right into Trump's signature issue.
—Alex Thompson, Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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