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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Columbia is also down $400 million in federal funding after the Trump administration slashed budgets at universities accused of mishandling antisemitism on campus.
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Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
But former President Joe Biden and former Attorney General Merrick Garland denied political motivations were behind Trump indictments for mishandling classified documents and conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Pratt then alleged that Brumfield, the assistant principal at the time, mishandled a conversation with her daughter.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
One relative bright spot in the report: Airlines mishandled fewer bags and wheelchairs in 2024 compared to the previous year.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 15 May 2025
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Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
But former President Joe Biden and former Attorney General Merrick Garland denied political motivations were behind Trump indictments for mishandling classified documents and conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Pratt then alleged that Brumfield, the assistant principal at the time, mishandled a conversation with her daughter.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
One relative bright spot in the report: Airlines mishandled fewer bags and wheelchairs in 2024 compared to the previous year.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for mishandle
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“Mishandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishandle. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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