mislay
Example Sentences
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Why do airlines still mislay 25 million bags a year?
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2021
If you’re easily offended or confused, mislay this book and go back to “All the Light We Cannot See.”
From Washington Post • May 12, 2015
The task isn't simply to avoid panic at the crucial juncture but to be sure not to mislay one's excrement in between times, while the opposing captain jiggles his field and the bowler runs up.
From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2013
She would forget names once in a while and would mislay her car keys on occasion.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2010
But in a blink of inattention, I would mislay the baby.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
