mislaid
Example Sentences
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Wills can be destroyed or mislaid, accidentally on purpose; beneficiary designations are the purview of the financial institution in question.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025
Concerns the vaccine programme could inadvertently increase shingles risk for older people are mislaid, says experts.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023
What follows is a suspenseful tale of misplaced trust, mislaid memories and unreliable narration.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
One letter missed its issue because the Coop office mislaid it and never sent it to the editor.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022
“Your knife? But you’ve already mislaid your knife once recently.”
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
