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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From multimillion-dollar fines to class-action lawsuits to public outrage, the consequences of mishandling tracking pixels are piling up fast.
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Jacques Nack, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Former police chief Shane Marlin, four officers and one of the officers’ wives were indicted on charges that included mishandling or tampering with evidence and using performance-enhancing drugs.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The outcome is also of high consequence to the United States and will either set up the Trump administration for broader geopolitical success or burden it in the way that mishandling the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan burdened the Biden administration.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2025
Chicago Heights crematory shut down, under state oversight A Chicago Heights crematory has been shut down after the Illinois Comptroller’s office received a complaint last month of the facility mishandling human remains, according to the state agency.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jacques Nack, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Former police chief Shane Marlin, four officers and one of the officers’ wives were indicted on charges that included mishandling or tampering with evidence and using performance-enhancing drugs.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The outcome is also of high consequence to the United States and will either set up the Trump administration for broader geopolitical success or burden it in the way that mishandling the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan burdened the Biden administration.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2025
Chicago Heights crematory shut down, under state oversight A Chicago Heights crematory has been shut down after the Illinois Comptroller’s office received a complaint last month of the facility mishandling human remains, according to the state agency.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 21 Mar. 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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