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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With Fermin on the mound, Neto mishandled a bouncer that could have been an inning-ending double play.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 5 July 2025
These incidents stem from actions like clicking a malicious link, responding to a phishing email or mishandling login credentials—in other words, breaches that could have been prevented with more effective training.
—Mike Britton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
According to the Department of Transportation, U.S. airlines on average mishandled 0.6 of every 100 bags transported in 2024, a 0.1 point increase over 2023.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 25 June 2025
The vast majority of these breaches are down to human failure, such as misconfiguration of systems and appliances, mishandling of information or storage devices, and manipulation by bad actors.
—Harvard Business Review, 24 June 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 5 July 2025
These incidents stem from actions like clicking a malicious link, responding to a phishing email or mishandling login credentials—in other words, breaches that could have been prevented with more effective training.
—Mike Britton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
According to the Department of Transportation, U.S. airlines on average mishandled 0.6 of every 100 bags transported in 2024, a 0.1 point increase over 2023.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 25 June 2025
The vast majority of these breaches are down to human failure, such as misconfiguration of systems and appliances, mishandling of information or storage devices, and manipulation by bad actors.
—Harvard Business Review, 24 June 2025
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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